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Breaking: Buhari Names Himself Minister of Petroleum, See Complete List Of Ministers & Their Portfolios

By Mohammed Useni

President Muhammadu Buhari has finally announced the long-awaited portfolios of ministers, who were sworn in on Wednesday, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

President Buhari named himself Minister of Petroleum, while Ibe Kachikwu (Delta State) was named Minister of State (Petroleum).

See full list of their Portfolios:

1. Chris Ngige – (Anambra) Minister of Labour and Employment

2. Kayode Fayemi- (Ekiti) Minister of Solid Minerals
3. Rotimi Amaechi – (Rivers) Transportation
4. Babatunde Fashola -(Lagos) Power, Works and Housing
5. Abdulrahman Dambazau- (Kano) Internal Affairs

6. Aisha Alhassan – (Taraba) Women Affairs
7. Ogbonaya Onu- (Ebonyi) Science and Technology
8. Kemi Adeosun – (Ogun) Finance Minister

9. Abubakar Malami – (Kebbi) Ministry of Justice
10. Sen Hadi Sirika – (Katsina) Minister of State for Aviation
11. Barr. Adebayo Shittu – (Oyo) Minister of Communication
12. Suleiman Adamu – (Jigawa) Minister of Water Resources

13. Solomon Dalong – (Plateau) Minister of Youth
14. Ibe Kachikwu – (Delta) Minister of State (Petroleum)
15. Osagie Ehanire – (Edo) Minister of State For Health
16. Audu Ogbeh – (Benue) Ministry of Agriculture

17. Udo Udo Udoma – (Akwa Ibom) Budget and National Planning

18. Lai Mohammed – (Kwara) Information

19. Amina Mohammed – (Gombe) Ministry of Environment

20. Ibrahim Usman Jibril – (Nasarawa)

21. Hajia Khadija Bukar Ibrahim- (Yobe) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs

22. Cladius Omoleye Daramola (Ondo) Minister of State for Niger Delta

23. Prof Anthony Onwuka (Imo) Minister of State (Education)

24. Geoffrey Onyema (Enugu)  Minister of Foreign Affairs

25. Dan Ali (Zamfara) Minister of Defence

26. Barr James Ocholi (Kogi) Minister of Justice and Attorney General

27. Zainab Ahmed (Kaduna) Minister of State for Budget & Planning

28. Okechukwu Enelamah (Abia) Trade, Investment & Industry

29. Muhammadu Bello (Adamawa) Minister, Federal capital Territory

30. Mustapha Baba Shehuri (Bornu) Minister of state for Power

31. Aisha Abubakar (Sokoto) Minister of State for Trade and Industry

32. Heineken Lokpobiri (Bayelsa) Minister of State Agriculture

33. Adamu Adamu (Bauchi) Minister of Education

34. Isaac Adewole (Osun) Minister of Health

35. Abubakar Bawa Bwari (Niger) Minister of State Solid Minerals

36. Pastor Usani Uguru (Cross River) Minister of The Niger Delta

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