President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday swore in members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) with a charge to ensure that primordial and sectional interest do not hamper their performance in office.
One of the major highlights of the announcement is the appointment of a substantive minister for the Ministry of Power. Former Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola, who hitherto was the Minister of Power, Works and Housing is now in charge of Works and Housing.
There is also now a Minister in charge of Humanitarian Affairs.
Some of the ministers and their portfolios are as follows:
- Abia
Dr. Uchechukwu Sampson Ogar –Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development - Adamawa
MUHAMMADU Musa Bello – Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) - Akwa Ibom
Goodwill Akpabio – Minister of Niger Delta Affairs - Anambra
Chris Ngige – Minister of Labour & Employment
Sharon O. Ikpeazu – Minister of State (Environment) - BAUCHI
Adamu Adamu Minister of Education - EBONYI
Ogbonnaya Onu –Science and Technology - JIGAWA
Engr. Suleiman H. Adamu –minster of Water Resources
- KADUNA
Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed – Minister of Finance
Dr. Muhammed Mahmood – Minister of Environment - KANO
Major General Bashir Magashi retd – Minister of Defence - KATSINA
Sen. Hadi Sirika – Minster of Aviation - KEBBI
Abubakar Malami – Attorney-General of Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice - KOGI
Ramatu Tijjani – Minister of State (FCT) - KWARA
Gbemisola Saraki – Minister of State, Transportation - OGUN
Arc. Olamilekan Adegbite – Minister of Mines & Steel Development - OSUN
Rauf Aregbesola – Minister of Interior - OYO
Sunday Dare – Youth and Sports - TARABA
41. Engr. Saleh Mamman – Minister of Power - ZAMFARA
43. Umar Farouk – Minister of Humanitarian Affairs
