By Josephine Uzorh
President Muhammadu Buhari has assigned portfolios to the 43 ministers who were sworn in on Wednesday, August 21.
The full list of ministers inaugurated in Abuja Wednesday by Buhari include:
1 Uchechukwu Samson Ogah (Abia) – Minister of State Mines And Steel.
2. Muhammadu Bello (Adamawa) – Minister of FCT
3. God’swill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom) – Minister of Niger Delta
4. Dr Chris Ngige (Anambra ) – Minister of Labour and Environment
5. Sharon Ikeazu (Anambra) – Minister of State Environment
6. Adamu Adamu – (Bauchi) – Education
7. Amb Maryam Katagum – (Bauchi) – Industry, Trade and Investment, State
8. Timipre Silva – (Bayelsa) – Petroleum, State
9. Sen. George Akume – Benue, Special Duties
10. Mustapha Baba Shehuri – Borno, Agriculture, State
11. Godwin Jedi-Agba – Cross River, Power, State
12. Festus Keyamo – Delta, Niger Delta, State
13. Ogbonnaya Onu – Ebonyi, Science and Technology
14. Dr. Osagie Ehanire – Edo, Health
15. Clement Ikanade Agba – Edo, Budget and National Planning, State
16. Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo – Ekiti, Industry, Trade and Investment
17. Geoffrey Onyeama – Enugu, Foreign Affairs
18. Dr. Ali Isa Pantami – Gombe, Communication
19. Emeka Nwajuba – Imo, Education, State
20. Suleiman Adamu – Jigawa, Water Resources
21. Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed – Kaduna, Finance, Budget and National Planning
22. Dr. Mohammad Mahmoud – Kaduna, Environment
23. Mohammed Sabo Nanono – Kano, Agriculture
24. Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd) – Kano, Defence
25. Hadi Sirika – Katsina, Aviation
26. Abubakar Malami – Kebbi, HAGF and Minister of Justice
27. Ramatu Tijani Aliyu – Kogi, FCT, State
28. Lai Mohammed – Kwara, Information and Culture
29. Gbemisola Saraki – Kwara, Transportation, State
30. Babatunde Raji Fashola – Lagos, Works and Housing
31. Adeleke Mamora – Lagos, Health, State
32. Mohammed A. Abdullahi – Nasarawa, Science & Tech, State
33. Amb. Zubairu Dada – Niger, Foreign Affairs, State
34. Olamilekan Adegbite – Ogun, Mines & Steel Devpt
35. Sen. Omotayo Alasuadura – Ondo, Labour, State
36. Rauf Aregbesola – Osun, Interior
37. Sunday Dare – Oyo, Youth and Sports
38. Dame Pauline Tallen – Plateau, Women Affairs
39. Rotimi Amaechi – Rivers, Transportation
40. Mohammed Maigari Dangyadi – Sokoto, Police Affairs
41. Engr. Sale Mamman – Taraba, Power
42. Abubakar D. Aliyu – Yobe, Works and Housing, State
43. Sadiya Umar Faruk – Zamfara, Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development.
This has sparked different reactions from Nigerians, especially on the social media.
Former social media aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, faulted Buhari for making Festus Keyamo (SAN), the minister of state for Niger Delta Affairs and former Governor Godswill Akpabio the substantive minister.
“@fkeyamo is a former @officialEFCC PROSECUTOR. @SenatorAkpabio is a former EFCC SUSPECT. Akpabio is now Keyamo’s boss. A former PROSECUTOR will now be saying ‘yes sir’ to a former SUSPECT. You can just imagine the irony!,” Omokri said.
“As usual Baba didn’t disappoint by putting round pegs in square holes, and forcing square pegs to fit into round holes,” @RexEgbe1 said.
“#BuhariCabinet Has today commenced the race to be the first person to successfully syphon public funds,” @amb_wisdom said.
There have been varied opinions concerning Buhari’s separation of the ministry of power, works and Housing.
Former Governor of Lagos state, Babatunde Fashola remains the minister of Works and Housing. But Power was made a separate ministry with Engineer, Saleh Mamman as the minister.
“Fashola removed as Minister of Power was the right thing to do. Hopefully the next person has better results,” @IamTheIroko said.
“Babatunde Fashola (Lagos State) -Minister of Works and Housing. This is very good. As far as this appointment is concerned, I commend President Buhari for removing Fashola far away from ministry of power,” @kcnaija said.
“Now that Fashola has been removed from the duty of power minister, I just hope that the improved power supply won’t deteriorate,” @_starbiola said.
“Why replace a man with 4 Years’ experience with a man who does not understand the problem of the sector? Babatunde Fashola said funds were a major setback, now that you’ve injected N600 Billion into the sector, why replace the man who understands the problems?, “@theakinakinboye said.
President Buhari retained his position as the Minister of petroleum, while Timipre Sylva was made minister of state for petroleum.
Other ministers who retained their ministries include: Lai Mohammed (information and culture), Chris Ngige (labour), Mohammed Musa Bello (federal capital territory), Rotimi Amaechi (transportation), Adamu Adamu (Education) etc.