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Wike Takes Charge At FCT As Tinubu Assigns Ministerial Portfolios

Assigns Fagbemi, SAN, as Attorney-General and Chief justice of the Federation.

Some of the newly assigned Ministers

Immediate past Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, has been named as the Minister in charge of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.

The development was unfolded in a statement from the Office of the President, one week after his screening by the Senate.

The statement released Wednesday evening, also indicates that former spokesperson for the President, Dele Alake, is now the Minister of Solid minerals while Wale Edun will assume office as Finance minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, as widely speculated.

Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, takes over as Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice while Prof Ali Pate, is the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare.

Others are former Jigawa state Governor, Mohamed Badaru, who is now the Minister of Defence while his former Kebbi, Osun and Ebonyi counterparts, were named assigned offices as Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Oyetola as Minister of Transportation, Umahi will assume office as Minister of Works.

Below is the full list of the new Ministers and their ministries.

Bosun Tuani-Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy

Ishak Salako-Minister of Environment and Ecological Management

Bunmi Tunji-Ojo-Minister of Marine and Blue Ecology

Adebayo Adelabu-Minister of Power

Junji Alausa-Minister of State, Health and Social Welfare

Lola Ade-John-Minister of Tourism

Doris Anite-Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment

Uche Nnaji-Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology

Nkiruka Onyejeocha-Minister of State, Labour and Employment

Uju Kennedy-Minister of Women Affairs

Festus Keyamo-Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development

Abubakar Momoh-Minister of Youth

Betha Edu-Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation

Ekperikpe Ekpo-Minister of State, Gas Resources

Heineken Lokpobiri-Minister of State Petroleum Resources

John Enoch-Minister of Sports Development

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

Muhammad Badaru-Minister of Defence

Bello Matawalle-Minister of State Defence

Yusuf T. Sunumu-Minister of State Education

Ahmed Dangiwa-Minister of Housing and Urban Development

Abdullahi Gwarzo-Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development

Minister of Environment and Ecological Management-Kaduna

Mairiga Mahmud-Minister of State, FCT-

Bello Goronyo-Minister of State, Water Resources and Sanitation

Abubakar Kyari-Minister of Agriculture and Food Security

Tahir Momoh-Minister of Education

Sa’idu Alkali-Minister of Interior

Yusuf Tuggar-Minister of Foreign Affairs

Ali PAto-Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Development –

Ibrahim Gaidam-Minister of Police Affairs

U MAIgari Ahmadu-Minsiter of State, Steel Development

Shuaibu Audu-Minister of Steel Development

Muhammed Idris-Minister of Information National Orientation

Simon Lalong-Minister of Labour and Employment

Imman Suleiman Ibrahim-Minister of State, Police Affairs

Zephianiah Jisalpo-Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs

Joseph Utsev-Minister of Water Resources and sanitation

Aliyu Sabi Abdullah-Minister of State, Agriculture and Food Security

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