By Omotolani Oresanwo
The much awaited cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari were today unveiled as his cabinet were sworn in with their respective portfolios.
Former governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, which is merger of three ministries: Power, Works as well as Housing, Land and Urban Development.
Former governor of Rivers State, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister for Transportation. Chris Ngige from Anambra –Labour and Employment. Former governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi –Solid Minerals.
Abdulrahman Dambazau (Kano)–Interior; Aisha Alhassan (Taraba)–Women Affairs; Ogbonnaya Onu (Ebonyi)–Science and Technology.
Kemi Adeosun (Ogun)–Finance; Abubakar Malami (Kebbi)–Justice; Hadi Sirika (Katsina)– Minister of State for Aviation.
Others are Suleiman Adamu (Jigawa)–Water Resources; Solomon Dalong (Plateau)–Youths and Sports; Ibe Kachikwu (Delta)– Minister of State for Petroleum.
Osagie Ehanire (Edo)– Minister of State for Health; Audu Ogbeh, APC Chairman (Benue)–Agriculture; Udo Udo Udoma (Akwa Ibom)– Budget and National Planning while APC spokesperson, Lai Mohammed (Kwara)–Information.
Amina Mohammed (Gombe)–Environment; Ibrahim Usman Jibril (Nasarawa)– Minsiter of State, Environment; Anthony Onwuka (Imo),Minister of State for Education; Muhammadu Bello (Adamawa)–FCT.
Adamu Adamu (Bauchi)–Education; Okechukwu Enelamah (Abia)–Industry, Trade and Investment; Aisha Abubakar (Sokoto) Minister of State for Trade, Industry and Investment; Khadija Bukar Abba (Yobe), Minister of State for Foreign Affairs; Claudius Daramola (Ondo)–Minister of State, Niger Delta; Geoffrey Onyeama (Enugu)–Foreign Affairs.
Monsur Dan-Ali (Zamfara)–Defence; James Ocholi (Kogi), Minister of State for Labour; Zainab Ahmed (Kaduna), Minister of State for Budget; Mustapha Shehuri (Borno)– Minister of State for Power; Heineken Lokpobiri (Bayelsa)–Minister of State for Agric; Isaac Adewole Folorunsho (Osun)–Health; Usani Usani Uguru (Cross River)– Niger Delta; Abubakar Bwari Bawa (Niger)–Minister of State for Solid Minerals; Adebayo Shittu (Oyo)–Communications.
The President is the Minister of Petroleum
