President Bola Tinubu has appointed the immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, and Festus Keyamo as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Minister of Aviation, respectively.
This is as Tinubu also assigned portfolios to 43 other ministerial nominees and a yet-to-be-named nominee from Kaduna State.
This is coming 10 days after the Senate confirmed 45 out of the 48 people the president nominated for ministerial positions.
Tinubu had on July 27, 2023, sent a first batch of 28 names to the upper legislative chamber for screening and confirmation. Subsequently, he sent a second batch of 20 nominees to the Senate to make it 48.
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While the Senate cleared 45 of the nominees, the trio of former Kaduna States governor, Nasiru El-Rufai, Stella Okotete (Delta) and Danladi Abubakar (Taraba) had their confirmations withheld over pending security clearance.
On the evening of Wednesday, August 16, 2023, the president appointed all the cleared nominees into various ministries.
Former governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, will man the Ministry of Works, while his counterpart from Plateau State has been deployed to the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
Portfolios of ministers in Tinubu's cabinet
Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun TijaniMinister of State, Environment and Ecological Management, Ishak SalacoMinister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Wale EdunMinister of Marine and Blue Economy, Bunmi TunjiMinister of Power, Adedayo AdelabuMinister of State, Health and Social Welfare, Tunisia AlausaMinister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele AlakeMinister of Tourism, Lola Ade-JohnMinister of Transportation, Adegboyega OyetolaMinister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris AniteMinister of Innovation Science and Technology, Uche NnajiMinister of State, Labour and Employment, Nkiruka OnyejeochaMinister of Women Affairs, Uju KennedyMinister of Works, David UmahiMinister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus KeyamoMinister of Youth, Abubakar MomohMinister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta EduMinister of State, Gas Resources, Ekperikpe EkpoMinister of State, Petroleum Resources, Heineken LokpobiriMinister of Sports Development, John EnohMinister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom WikeMinister of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy, Hannatu MusawaMinister of Defence, Mohammed BadaruMinister of State Defence, Bello MatawalleMinister of State Education, Yusuf T. SunumuMinister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed M. DangiwaMinister of State, Housing and Urban Development, Abdullah T. GwarzoMinister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku BaguduMinister of Environment and Ecological Management, (Kaduna)Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory, Mairiga MahmudMinister of State, Water Resources and Sanitation, Bello M. GoronyoMinister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar KyariMinister of Education, Tahir MamanMinister of Interior, Sa’Idu A. AlkaliMinister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf M. TuggarCoordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Ali PateMinister of Police Affairs, Ibrahim GeidamMinister of State, Steel Development, U. Maigari AhmaduMinister of Steel Development, Shuaibu A. AuduMinister of Information and National Orientation, Muhammed IdrisAttorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef FagbemiMinister of Labour and Employment, Simon B. LalongMinister of State, Police Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-IbrahimMinister of Special Duties and Inter-Govermental Affairs, Zephaniah JisaloMinister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Joseph UtsevMinister of State, Agriculture and Food Security, Aliyu Sabi AbdullahincG1vNJzZmivp6x7scHLrJxnppdku6bD0mijqJuRoXyxu9GtnaikmaTAbrvFZqSippmowaa%2B0mamn2Wknru2rtRmmJ2lmaO2tMDRmquip55kwbS40ZycrA%3D%3D
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