President Bola Tinubu reshuffled his cabinet yesterday, dismissing five ministers, reassigning 10 others, and nominating seven new appointees.
You will recall that President Tinubu appointed 48 ministers in August 2023, 3 months after his inauguration. One of the ministers, Betta Edu, was suspended in January while ex-Plateau State governor, Simon Lalong, resigned and moved to the upper legislative chamber.
Despite the changes, 31 ministers remained unaffected, retaining their positions without being dismissed or reassigned.
They are:
1 MINISTER OF POWER – ADEBAYO ADELABU
2 MINISTER OF DEFENCE – MOHAMMED BADARU
3 MINISTER OF STATE, DEFENCE – BELLO MATAWALLE
4 MINISTER OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT – AHMED M. DANGIWA
5 MINISTER OF BUDGET & ECONOMIC PLANNING – ATIKU BAGUDU
6 MINISTER OF WATER RESOURCES & SANITATION – JOSEPH UTSEV
7 MINISTER OF POLICE AFFAIRS – IBRAHIM GEIDAM
8 MINISTER OF STEEL DEVELOPMENT – SHUAIBU A. AUDU
9 MINISTER OF STATE, ENVIRONMENT – IZIAQ ADEKUNLE SALAKO
10 MINISTER OF FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY (FCT) – NYESOM WIKE
11 MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION – SA’IDU ALKALI
12 MINISTER OF STATE (GAS) PETROLEUM RESOURCES – EKPERIPE EKPO
13 MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT – BALARABE ABBAS LAWAL
14 MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY – ABUBAKAR KYARI
15 MINISTER OF STATE, AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY – ALIYU SABI ABDULLAHI
16 MINISTER OF INTERIOR – OLUBUNMI TUNJI-OJO
17 MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS – YUSUF M. TUGGAR
18 COORDINATING MINISTER OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE – ALI PATE
19 MINISTER OF AVIATION AND AEROSPACE DEVELOPMENT – FESTUS KEYAMO
20 MINISTER OF WORKS – DAVID UMAHI
21 MINISTER OF STATE (OIL) PETROLEUM RESOURCES – HEINEKEN LOKPOBIRI
22 MINISTER OF INNOVATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY – UCHE NNAJI
23 MINISTER OF SOLID MINERALS DEVELOPMENT – DELE ALAKE
24 MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND NATIONAL ORIENTATION – MUHAMMED IDRIS
25 ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION AND MINISTER OF JUSTICE – LATEEF FAGBEMI
26 MINISTER OF NIGER DELTA AFFAIRS – ABUBAKAR MOMOH
27 MINISTER OF STATE, LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT– NKIRUKA ONYEJEOCHA
28 MINISTER OF SPECIAL DUTIES AND INTER-GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS – ZEPHANIAH JISALO
29 MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS, INNOVATION AND DIGITAL ECONOMY – BOSUN TIJANI
30 MINISTER OF FINANCE AND COORDINATING MINISTER OF THE ECONOMY – WALE EDUN
31 MINISTER OF MARINE AND BLUE ECONOMY – ADEGBOYEGA OYETOLA
