Full List Of Buhari’s Ministers And Their Portfolios

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday swore in seven new ministers and immediately reshuffled his cabinet.

This follows their screening and confirmation by the Senate after their names were earlier forwarded to the lawmakers by the President.

After the swearing-in ceremony, Buhari assigned new portfolios to the new ministers during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

The first batch of Ministers sworn in was Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh – Abia State, Umana Okon Umana – Akwa Ibom State, Odum Odih – Rivers State and Ademola Adewole Adegoroye – Ondo State.

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The second batch included Umar Ibrahim El-Yakub – Kano State, Goodluck Nnana Opiah – Imo State and Ekumakama Joseph Nkama – Ebonyi State.

The new ministers will replace those who resigned from the cabinet based on the President’s directive to pursue their 2023 political ambitions.

Below is a table of the ministers and their portfolios:

NUMBER
NAME
STATE
PORTFOLIO

1
Ikoh Ikechukwu Henry
Abia
Minister of State for Science and Technology

2
Mohammed Bello
Adamawa
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)

3
Umana Okon Umana
Akwa Ibom
Minister for Niger Delta

4
Chris Ngige
Anambra
Minister of Labour and Employment

5
Sharon Ikeazor
Anambra
Minister of State, Niger Delta

6
Adamu Adamu
Bauchi
Minister of Education

7
Mariam Katagum
Bauchi
Minister State for Industry Trade and Investment

8
Timipre Sylva
Bayelsa
Minister of State for Petroleum

9
George Akume
Benue
Minister of Special Duties

10
Mustapha Baba Shehuri
Borno
Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development

11
Goddy Agba
Cross Rivers
 Minister of State Power

12
Festus Keyamo
Delta
Minister of State Niger Delta

13
Ekumankama Joseph
Ebonyi
Minister of State for Health

14
Osagie Ehanire
Edo
Minister of Health

15
Clement Agba
Edo
Minister of State Budget and National Planning

16
Adeniyi Adebayo
Ekiti
Minister of Industry, Trade  and Investment

17
Geofrey Onyeama
Enugu
Minister of Foreign Affairs

18
Ali Pantami
Gombe
Minister of Communication

19
Goodluck Nanah Opiah
Imo
Minister of State for Education

20
Suleiman Adamu
Jigawa
 Minister of Water Resources

21
Zainab Ahmed
Kaduna
Minister of Finance

22
Mohammed Mahmoud
Kaduna
Minister of Environment

23
Umar Ibrahim EI-Yakub
Kano
Minister of State, Works and Housing

24
Bashir Salihi Magashi
Kano
Minister of Defence

25
Hadi Sirika
Katsina
Minister of Aviation

26
Abubakar Malami
Kebbi
Minister of Justice

27
Ramatu Tijani
Kogi
Minister of State Federal Capital Territory (FCT)

28
Lai Mohammed
Kwara
Minister of Information and Culture

29
Gbemisola Saraki
Kwara
Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development

30
Babatunde Fashola
Lagos
Minister of Works and Housing

31
Olorunnimbe Mamora
Lagos
Minister of Science and Technology

32
Muhammed Abdullahi
Nasarawa
Minister of State for Science and Technology

33
Zubairu Dada
Niger
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs

34
Olamilekan Adegbite
Ogun
Minister of Mines and Steel Development

35
Ademola  Adegoroye
Ondo
minister of State for Transportation

36
Rauf Aregbesola
Osun
Minister of Interior

37
Sunday Dare
Oyo
Minister of Youths and Sports

38
Pauline Tallen
Plateau
Minister of Women Affairs

39
Odum Odih
Rivers
Minister of State for Environment

40
Muhammadu Dingyadi
Sokoto
Minister of Police Affairs

41
Mu’azu Jaji Sambo
Taraba
Minister of Transportation

42
Abubakar Aliyu
Yobe
Minister of State Works and Housing

43
Sadiya Umar Farouk
Zamfara
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development

44
Muhammadu Buhari
Katsina
Minister of Petroleum

 

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