Emmanuel Ukudolo
November 11, 2015 – President Muhammadu Buhari assigned portfolios to the 36 ministerial nominees, charging them to commence work immediately to justify confidence reposed in them.
Buhari who assigned them portfolios after the swearing ceremony said he held wide consultation in choosing them and charged them to work in such a way as to make Nigeria better than what was left by his predecessor.
“I consulted widely, working hard to maximize revenue for the country”, he said adding that his government is determined to diversity the economy through agriculture and make Nigeria a major exporter of food and solid mineral.
He said he will work hard to ensure food security for Nigeria without letting go of the fight against corruption.
He also restated that his commitment to defeat Boko Haram remains as strong as before and that government’s business is now being conducted with transparency.
He said the Treasury Single Account(TSA) has ensured accountability, making more funds available for the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) which he said has assisted more than 30 states with loans to offset salaries for workers.
He said that the CBN has been able to stabilize the exchange rate and conserve reserve. He charged Nigerians to keep hope alive about the future of Nigeria and its economic vision
1.Mr. Babatunde Fashola – Minister Power, Work and Housing
Mr. Mustapha Baba Shehuri – Minister of State
2. Mr. Rotimi Amaechi – Minister of Transport
Sen Hadi Sirika Minister of State for Aviation
3. Chief Audu Ogbe Minister for Agriculture and Rural Dev
Senator Heineken Lokpobiri Minister of State
4. Dr. Kayode Fayemi Minister for Solid Mineral
Abubakar Bawa Bwari Minister of State
5. Muhammadu Buhari Minister for Petroleum
Dr. Ibe Kachukwu Minister of State
6. Dr. Chris Ngige Minister of Labour and Employment
Dr. James Ocholi Minister of State
7. Adamu Adamu Minister of Education
Prof Anthony Onwuka Minister of State for Education
8. Kemi Adeosun Minister for Finance
9. Okechukwu Enelamah Minister of Trade and Investment
Aisha Abubakar Minister of State
10. Muhammadu Bello Minister for FCT
11. Abubakar Malami Minister for Justice
12. Abdulrahman Dambazau Minister for Interior
13. Ibrahim Usman Jibril – Minister for Foreign Affairs
Hajia Khadija Buka Minister of State
14. Udo Udo Udoma – Minister for Budget and National Planning
Zainab Ahmed Minister of State
15. Alhaji Lai Mohammed Minister for Information
16. Pastor Usani Uguru Minister for Niger Delta
Cladius Omoleye Daramola Minister of State
17. Amina Muhammed Minister of Environment
18. Ogbonaya Onu Minister of State
19. Adebayo Shittu Minister for Communication
20. Suleiman Adamu Minister for Water Resources
21. Isaac Adewale Minister for Health
Osagie Ehanire Minister of State for Health
22. Solomon Dalong Minister for Youths and Sport
23. Aisha Al-hassan. Minister for Women affairs
Muhammed Dan Ali Minister for Defence
