President Muhammadu Buhari’s 36 ministerial nominees have been confirmed by the Senate.
The upper legislative chamber completed the exercise on Thursday, October 29, 2015.
A list of 30 ministerial candidates and their supposed portfolios has been released.
They are:
- Agriculture and Natural Resources - Audu Ogbeh
- Agriculture and Natural Resources (State) - Geoffrey Onyema
- Attorney General - James Ocholi
- Aviation - Senator Hadi Sirika
- Defense - Abdulrahman Dambazau
- Defence (State) – Brigadier General Mansur Mohammed Dan Ali
- Education – Professor Isaac Adewole
- Federal Capital Territory - Abubakar Bawa Bwari
- FCT (State) - Solomon Dalong
- Finance - Okechukwu Enelamah
- Finance (State) - Kemi Adeosun
- Foreign Affairs- Kayode Fayemi
- Foreign Affairs (State) - Adamu Adamu
- Health - Osagie Ehanire
- Information, Communication Technology - Lai Mohammed
- Interior - Cladius Omoleye Daramola
- Labour - Prof Anthony Onwuka
- Mines and Steel Development - Abubakar Malami
- National Planning - Amina Mohammed
- Niger Delta Affairs - Rotimi Amaechi
- Niger Delta Affairs (State) - Pastor Usani Uguru
- Petroleum - Ibe Kachikwu
- Police Affairs - Chris Ngige
- Power - Babatunde Fashola
- Sports & Youth Development - Heineken Lokpobiri
- Trade and Investment - Udo Udo Udoma
- Trade and Investment (State) - Zainab Ahmed
- Women Affairs - Hajia Khadija Bukar Ibrahim (Yobe),
- Works & Transport - Ogbonaya Onu
- Works (State) Barr. Adebayo Shittu (Oyo)
The Presidency has however denied releasing the list adding that no ministerial candidate has been assigned a portfolio.
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