President Muhummadu Buhari has assigned ministries to newly inaugurated ministers.
The development which came to be today- Wednesday, August 21, 2019 – threw up some surprises.
Against all odds, Babatunde Fashola retained the ministry of Works and Housing while Senator Ibikunle Amosun’s loyalist Lekan Adegbite was assigned to the juicy ministry of Mines and Steel Development.
Festus Keyamo was announced as Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs with Godswill Akapbio made the substantive Minister.
Asiwaju Tinubu’s fierce loyalist Sunday Dare – the immediate past Executive Commissioner at the Nigerian Communication Commission – was announced as Minister for Youths and Sports Development.
These announcements are a far cry from the objectives of the intense lobbying engaged by the ministers and their backers before portfolios were assigned, except Fashola who got what he fought for and Amosun who got a worthwhile ministry for his loyalist.
Here is the full list of ministers and their portfolios
Abia – Uchechukwu Samson Ogah – Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development
Adamawa – Mohammed Musa Bello – Minister of FCT
Akwa Ibom – Godswill Akpabio – Minister of Niger Delta
Anambra – Dr Chris Ngige – Minister of Labour and Employment
Anambra – Sharon Ikeazu – Minister of State, Environment
Bauchi – Adamu Adamu – Minister of Education
Bauchi – Ambassador Mariam Kategu – Minister of State, Trade and Investment
Bayelsa – Timipre Sylvia – Minister of State, Petroleum
Benue – George Akume – Minister Special Duties
Borno – Mustapha Baba Shehuri – Minister of State Agriculture and Rural Development
Cross River – Goddi Jeddi Agba – Minister of State, Power
Delta – Festus Keyamo – Minister of State, Niger Delta
Enugu – Ogbonnaya Onu – Minister of Science and technology
Edo – Osagie Ehanire – Minister of Health
Edo – Clement Agba – Minister of Budget and National Planning
Ekiti – Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo – Minister of Industry Trade and Investment
Enugu – Geoffrey Onyema – Minister of Foreign Affairs
Gombe – Isa Ibrahim Patami – Minister of Communication
Imo – Emeka Nwajiuba – Minister of State, Education
Jigawa – Sulieman Adamu – Minister of Water Resources
Kaduna – Zainab Ahmed – Minister of Finance
Kaduna – Mohammed Mahmud – Minister of Environment
Kano – Sabo Nanono – Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
Kano – Major Bashir Sani – Minister of Defence
Katsina – Hadi Serika – Minister of Aviation
Kebbi – Abubakar Malami – Attorney General and Minister of Justice
Kogi – Ramatu Tijani – Minister of State, FCT
Kwara – Lai Mohammed – Minister of Information and Culture.
Kwara – Gbemisola Saraki – Minister of State, Transportation
Lagos – Babatunde Raji Fashola – Minister of Works and Housing
Lagos – Adeleke Mamora – Minister of State Health.
Nasarawa – Mohammed Abdullahi – Minister of State, Science and Technology.
Niger – Zubairu Dada – Minister of State, Foreign Affairs
Ogun – Olamilekun Adegbite – Minister of Mines and Steel Development
Ondo – Tayo Alaosuadura – Minister of State, Labour and Employment.
Osun – Rauf Aregbesola – Minister of Interior.
Oyo – Sunday Dare – Minister of Youth and Sports.
Plateau – Pauline Talin – Minister of Woman Affairs
Rivers – Rotimi Amaechi – Minister of Transportation
Sokoto – Mohammed Dangidi – Minister of Police Affairs
Taraba – Sale Mamma – Minister of Power
Yobe – Abubakar Aliyu – Minister of State Works and Housing.
Zamfara – Sadiya Umar Farouk – Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management.
