Wike gets FCT ministry, Umahi works as Tinubu assigns portfolios to ministers

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday assigned portfolios to the 45 ministers confirmed by the Senate last week.

In the new arrangement, the president appointed the former Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) while his Ebonyi State counterpart, Dave Umahi, was entrusted with the works ministry.

The former minister of state for labour and employment, Festus Keyamo, was assigned to the aviation ministry while the ex-deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Adebayo Adelabu will supervise the ministry of power.

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The former Osun State governor, Gboyega Oyetola, was appointed the minister of transportation.

Others are:

• Minister of Solid Minerals – Dele Alake
• Minister of Information – Mohammed Idris
• Minister of Defence – Mohammed Badaru
• Minister of State, Defense – Bello Mattawale
• Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy – Wale Edun
• Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare – Ali Pate
• Minister of Agriculture and food security -Abubakar Kyari
• Minister of Youths- Abubakar Mohmoh
• Minister of Communications and Digital Economy – Bosun Tijjani
• Minister of Foreign Affairs – Yusuf Tuga
• Minister of Budget and Economic Planning – Atiku Bagudu
• Minister of Water resources and sanitation – Joseph Utsve
• Minister of Steel Development – Shuaibu Audu
• Minister of State, Agriculture – Sabi Abdullahi
• Minister of Trade and Investment – Doris Anieete
• Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation – Betta Edu
• Minster or Sport – John Eno
• Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy – Bunmi Tunji Ojo
• Minister of Petroleum Resources – Yet to be allocated
• Minister of Labour and Employment – Simon Lalong
• Minister of Special Duties – Zapahnnaih Gazzalo

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