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    Wike gets FCTA, Keyamo, Aviation, as Tinubu assigns ministerial portfolios

    National UpdateBy National UpdateAugust 16, 2023 News No Comments2 Mins Read
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    President Bola Tinubu has named former governor of Rivers State Nyesom Wike as Minister of FCT administration and Festus Keyamo as Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development.
    This followed the transmission of names of 45 ministerial nominees that were cleared by the Senate to the Presidency last week

    The president also appointed the former Jigawa state governor, Abubakar Badaru as Minister of Defence, and Hannatu Musawa as Minister of Arts and Creative Industry.

    Others include Lateef Fagbemi, SAN as Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, while former Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, will serve as Minister of Transportation.

    The full list:-

    Minister of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy – Hannatu Musawa
    Minister of Defence – Muhammad Badaru
    Minister of State, Defence – Bello Matawalle
    Minister of State, Education – Yusuf T. Sununu
    Minister of Housing and Urban Development – Ahmed Dangiwa
    Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development – Abdullahi T. Gwarzo
    Minister of Budget and Economic Planning – Atiku Bagudu
    Minister of State, FCT – Mairiga Mahmud
    Minister of State, Water Resources and Sanitation – Bello Goronyo
    Minister of Agriculture and Food Security – Abubakar Kyari
    Minister of Education – Tahir Momoh
    Minister of Interior – Sa’idu Alkali
    Minister of Foreign Affairs – Yusuf Tuggar
    Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Development – Ali Pate
    Minister of Police Affairs – Ibrahim Gaidam
    Minisiter of State, Steel Development – U Maigari Ahmadu
    Minister of Steel Development – Shuaibu Audu
    Minister of Information National Orientation – Muhammed Idris
    Attorney General of Federal and Minister of Justice – Lateef Fagbemi
    Minister of Labour and Employment – Simon Lalong
    Minister of State, Police Affairs – Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim
    Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs – Zephianiah Jisalpo
    Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation – Joseph Utsev
    Minister of State, Agriculture and Food Security – Aliyu Sabi Abdullah
    Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development – Festus Keyamo
    Minister of Youth – Abubakar Momoh
    Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation – Betta Edu
    Minister of State, Gas Resources – Ekperikpe Ekpo
    Minister of State, Petroleum Resources – Heineken Lokpobiri
    Minister of Sports Development – John Enoh
    Minister of Federal Capital Territory – Nyesom Wike

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