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Tinubu Assigns Wike, Umahi To FCT, Works Ministries

BY CHIKA OKEKE, Abuja
     Nyesom Wike and David Umahi

President Bola Tinubu has assigned former Governors Nyesom Wike and David Umahi to the Ministries of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Works respectively. 

This is contained in the 46 Ministerial list sighted by News Rider on Wednesday in Abuja. 

Other ministers that made the list are Ahmed M. Dangiwa (Housing and Urban Development), Zephaniah Jisalo (Special Duties and Inter-Govermental Affairs),  Hannatu Musawa (Art, Culture and the Creative Economy) and Bunmi Tunji  (Marine and Blue Economy). 

Below are the full list of ministers and their portfolios. 
1. Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tuani,
2. Minister of Environment and Ecological Management, (Kaduna)
3. Minister of State, Environment and Ecological Management, Ishak Salaco 
4. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Wale Edun
5. Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Bunmi Tunji
6. Minister of Power, Adedayo Adelabu
7. Minister of State, Health and Social Welfare, Tunisia Alausa
8. Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake
9. Minister of Tourism, Lola Ade-John
10. Minister of Transportation, Adegboyega Oyetola
11. Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Anite
12. Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji
13. . Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon B. Lalong
14. Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Nkiruka Onyejeocha
15. Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy
16. Minister of Works, David Umahi
17. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo
18. Minister of Youth, Abubakar Momoh
19. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu
20 Minister of State, Gas Resources, Ekperikpe Ekpo
21. Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri
22. Minister of Sports Development, John Enoh
23. Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike
24. Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory, Mairiga Mahmud
 25. Minister of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa
26. Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru
27. Minister of State Defence, Bello Matawalle
28. Minister of State Education, Yusuf T. Sunumu
29. Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed M. Dangiwa
30. Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development, Abdullah T. Gwarzo
31. Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu
32. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyar
33. Minister of Education, Tahir Maman
34. Minister of Interior, Sa'Idu A. Alkali
35. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf M. Tuggar 
36. Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Ali Pate
37. Minister of Police Affairs, Ibrahim Geidam
38. Minister of State, Police Affairs,  Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim
39. Minister of Steel Development, Shuaibu A. Audu
40. Minister of State, Steel Development, U. Maigari Ahmadu
41. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Muhammed Idris
42. Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi
43. Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Govermental Affairs, Zephaniah Jisalo
44. Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Joseph Utsev
45. Minister of State, Water Resources and Sanitation, Bello M. Goronyo
46. Minister of State, Agriculture and Food Security, Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi

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