Abuja — President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated his cabinet in Abuja.
During the inauguration, he announced himself as the Minister of Petroleum and named former governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, as the Minister of State for Petroleum.
Several ministers in Buhari’s first term retained their ministerial positions, including Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture; Dr Chris Ngige (Labour and Employment), Geoffrey Onyeama (Foreign Affairs), Rotimi Amaechi (Transport), Adamu Adamu (Education), Hadi Sirika (Aviation), Abubakar Malami (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation), Ogbonnaya Onu (Science and Technology) and Zainab Ahmed (Finance).
Former Senate Minority Whip Godswill Akpabio is the new Minister for the Niger Delta and Festus Keyamo, the Minister of State while Babatunde Fashola is the Minister of Works and Housing, the Power arm of his portfolio in Buhari’s first term removed to form a stand-alone ministry. Sale Mamman (Taraba State) is the new Minister of Power.
Full list of Ministers:
1. Dr. Ikechukwu Ogah (Abia State) – Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development
2. Mohammed Musa Bello (Adamawa State) – Minister of Federal Capital Territory
3. Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom State) – Minsiter of Niger Delta
4. Chris Ngige (Anambra State) – Minister of Labour and Employment
5. Sharon Ikeazor (Anambra State) – Minister of State, Environment
6.Adamu Adamu (Bauchi State) – Minister of Education
7.Ambassador Maryam Katagun (Bauchi State) – Minister of State, Industry, Trade and Investment
8. Timipre Sylva (Bayelsa State) – Minister of State, Petroleum under the President
9.George Akume (Benue State) – Minister of Special Duties
10.Mustapha Baba Shehuri (Borno State) – Minister of State, Agric and Rural Development
11. Goddy Jedy Agba (Cross River State) – Minister of State, Power
12.Festus Keyamo (Delta State) – Minister of State, Niger Delta
13. Ogbonnaya Onu (Ebonyi State) – Minister of Science and Technology
14. Osagie Ehanire (Edo State) – Minister of Health
15.Clement Ike (Edo State) – Minister of Budget and National Planning
16. Richard Adeniyi Adebayo (Ekiti State) – Minister of Industry, Trade and Technology
17. Geoffrey Onyeama (Enugu State) – Minister of Foreign Affairs
18.Ali Isa Pantami (Gombe State) – Minister of Communications
19. Emeka Nwajiuba (Imo State) – Minister of State, Education
20. Suleiman Adamu (Jigawa State) – Minister of Water Resources
21. Zainab Ahmed (Kaduna State) – Minister of Finance
22.Muhammad Mahmood (Kaduna State) – Minister of Environment
23.Sabo Nanono (Kano State) – Minister of Agriculture and Development
24.Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi (Kano State) – Minister of Defence
25.Hadi Sirika (Katsina State) – Minister of Aviation
26.Abubakar Malami (Kebbi State) – Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation
27.Ramatu Tijjani (Kogi State) – Minister of State, FCT
28. Lai Mohammed (Kwara State) – Minister of Information and Culture
29.Gbemisola Saraki (Kwara State) – Minister of State, Transportation
30.Babatunde Fashola (Lagos State) – Minister of Works and Housing
31.Adeleke Mamora (Lagos State) – Minister of State, Health
32. Mohammed H. Abdullahi (Nasarawa State) – Minister of State, Science and Technology
33. Zubair Dada (Niger State) – Minister of State, Foreign Affairs
34. Olamilekan Adegbite (Ogun State) – Minster of Mines and Steel Delevelopment
35. Tayo Alasoadura (Ondo State) – Minister of State, Labour
36. Rauf Aregbesola (Osun State) – Minister of Interior
37. Sunday Dare (Oyo State) – Minister of Youths and Sports
38.Paulen Talen (Plateau State) – Minister of Women Affairs
39. Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers State) – Transportation
40. Maigarai Dingyadi (Sokoto State) – Police Affairs
41. Sale Mamman (Taraba State) – Minister of Power
42. Abubakar D. Aliyu (Yobe State) – Minister of State, Housing
43. Sadiya Umar Faruk (Zamfara State) – Minister of Humanitarian Affairs
