Tinubu swears in Ministers-Designate Monday, assigns potfolios<\/p>\n
President Bola Tinubu will on Monday, swear in the new ministers who have just been assigned portfolios.<\/p>\n
According to a statement by the office of the secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), the ceremony will take place in the conference room of the State House at 10 am.<\/p>\n
William Bassey, the director of information in the office of the SGF, who signed the statement, said the ministers are to come with two guests each.<\/p>\n
Earlier, the presidency released the list containing the names of the new ministers and their portfolios.<\/p>\n
In the list, Nyesom Wike is appointed as the minister of the federal capital territory (FCT).<\/p>\n
Wike is the second southerner to head the FCT after Ajose Adeogun, the only person from the region, who was appointed in 1976.<\/p>\n
The president appointed Gboyega Oyetola, former governor of Osun, as the minister of transportation.<\/p>\n
The list shows that the north-west has 10 ministers, while the north-east has six. The north-central and south-west have eight and nine ministers, respectively, while south-east and south-south have five each.<\/p>\n
According to the portfolios assigned by the president, Tinubu made Bosun Tijani the minister of communications, innovations, and digital economy, and Wale Edun, the person heading the ministry of finance and coordinating minister of economy.<\/p>\n
On July 27, Tinubu forwarded a list of 28 nominees to the senate for screening and confirmation.<\/p>\n
Again, on August second, the president sent the list of the second batch of ministerial nominees to the senate for screening.<\/p>\n
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assigned portfolio to the federal cabinet ministers recently screened and cleared by the Senate.<\/p>\n
Here is the full list:<\/p>\n
Nyesom Wike \u2013 FCT Minister<\/p>\n
Festus Keyamo \u2013 Minister of Aviation<\/p>\n
Adebayo Adelabu- Minister Of Power<\/p>\n
Adegboyega Oyetola \u2013 Minister of Transportation<\/p>\n
Dele Alake- Minister of Solid Minerals
\nMuhammed Idris \u2013 Minister of Information<\/p>\n
Mohammed Badaru- Minister of Defence<\/p>\n
Minister of State, Defense \u2013 Bello Mattawale<\/p>\n
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy \u2013 Wale Edun<\/p>\n
Minister of Works- Dave Umahi<\/p>\n
Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare \u2013 Ali Pate<\/p>\n
Minister of Agriculture and food security -Abubakar kyari<\/p>\n
Minister of Youths- Abubakar Mohmoh<\/p>\n
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy \u2013 Bosun Tijjani<\/p>\n
Minister of Foreign Affairs \u2013 Yusuf Tuga<\/p>\n
Minister of Budget and Economic Planning \u2013 Atiku Bagudu<\/p>\n
Minister of Water resources and sanitation \u2013 Joseph utsve<\/p>\n
Minister of Steel Development \u2013 Shuaibu Audu<\/p>\n
Minister of State, Agriculture \u2013 Sabi Abdullahi<\/p>\n
Minister of Trade and Investment \u2013 Doris Anieete<\/p>\n
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation \u2013 Betta Edu<\/p>\n
Minster or Sport \u2013 John Eno<\/p>\n
Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy \u2013 Bunmi Tunji Ojo<\/p>\n
Minister of Petroleum Resources \u2013 Yet to be allocated<\/p>\n
Minister of Labor and Employment \u2013 Simon Lalong<\/p>\n
Minister of Special Duties \u2013 Zapahnnaih Gazzalo<\/p>\n
While the senate confirmed the nomination of 45 persons on the list, three nominees, including Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna \u2014 Stella Okotete (Delta) and Danladi Abubakar (Taraba), were not confirmed due to issues relating to security clearance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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