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•Wike takes charge of FCT, Umahi (Works), Edun (Finance), Lokpobiri (State for Petroleum), Alake (Solid Minerals), Badaru (Defence), Keyamo (Aviation), Bagudu (Budget and Economic Planning), 37 others

By Cross Udo, Abuja

President Bola Tinubu has assigned portfolios to ministers-designate before their formal swearing into office with former Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The dates for a Ministerial Retreat for the incoming Ministers and subsequent swearing-in at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja ministers are yet to be decided, according to presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, who unveiled the portfolios to State House correspondents yesterday.

While the Senior Minister of Petroleum Resources has been left vacant, the full list of Ministers and their portfolios are as follows:

Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy- Bosun Tijani

Minister of State, Environment and Ecological Management- Ishak Salako

Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy- Wale Edun

Minister of Marine and Blue Economy- Bunmi Tunji

Minister of Power- Adedayo Adelabu

Wike is FCT Minister, as Tinubu assigns portfolios to Alake, Keyamo, Edun, others

Minister of State, Health and Social Welfare- Tunji Alausa

Minister of Solid Minerals Development- Dele Alake

Minister of Tourism- Lola Ade-John; Minister of Transportation- Adegboyega Oyetola

Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment- Doris Anite

Minister of Innovation Science and Technology- Uche Nnaji

Minister of State, Labour, and Employment- Nkiruka Onyejeocha

Minister of Women Affairs- Uju Kennedy

Minister of Works- David Umahi

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development- Festus Keyamo

Minister of Youth- Abubakar Momoh

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation- Betta Edu

Minister of State, Gas Resources- Ekperikpe Ekpo

Minister of State, Petroleum Resources- Heineken Lokpobiri

Minister of Sports Development- John Owan-Enoh

Minister of Federal Capital Territory- Nyesom Wike

Minister of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy- Hannatu Musawa

Minister of Defence- Mohammed Badaru

Minister of State Defence- Bello Matawalle

Minister of State Education- Yusuf Sunumu

Minister of Housing and Urban Development- Ahmed Dangiwa

Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development- Abdullah Gwarzo

Minister of Budget and Economic Planning- Atiku Bagudu

Minister of Environment and Ecological Management- (Kaduna)

Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory- Mahmud Mairiga

Minister of State, Water Resources and Sanitation- Bello Goronyo

Minister of Agriculture and Food Security- Abubakar Kyari

Minister of Education- Tahir Maman

Minister of Interior- Sa’Idu Alkali

Minister of Foreign Affairs- Yusuf Tuggar

Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare- Ali Pate

Minister of Police Affairs- Ibrahim Geidam

Minister of State, Steel Development- Maigari Ahmadu

Minister of Steel Development- Shuaibu Audu

Minister of Information and National Orientation- Muhammed Idris

Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice- Lateef Fagbemi

Minister of Labour and Employment- Simon Lalong

Minister of State, Police Affairs- Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim

Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs- Zephaniah Jisalo

Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation- Joseph Utsev

Minister of State, Agriculture, and Food Security- Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi.

 

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