Buhari swears in Ministers

ABUJA–President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, performed the inauguration ceremony of his ministers-designates in Abuja.

He also assigned portfolios to all the 36 Ministers.

This is contrary to the speculations that there would some ministers without portfolio.

Some of the ministers and their portfolios included Sen. Chris Ngige (Labour and Employment), Babatunde Fasola( Power, Works and Housing), Chibuike Amaechi( Transportation), Kemi Aeosun(Finance), Lai Mohammed (Information) amongst others.

Meanwhile, president announced himself the substantive Minister of Petroleum Resources while the immediate past Group Managing Director, GMD, Ibe Kachichukwu is now the Minister of State for Pet

The ministers took their oath of office in 9 batches.

See the full list:

1. Chris Ngige – (Anambra)

2. Kayode Fayemi- (Ekiti)
3. Rotimi Amaechi – (Rivers)
4. Babatunde Fashola -(Lagos)
5. Abdulrahman Dambazau- (Kano)

6. Aisha Alhassan – (Taraba)
7. Ogbonaya Onu- (Ebonyi)
8. Kemi Adeosun – (Ogun)

9. Abubakar Malami – (Kebbi)
10. Sen Hadi Sirika – (Katsina)
11. Barr. Adebayo Shittu – (Oyo)
12. Suleiman Adam – (Jigawa)

13. Solomon Dalong – (Plateau)
14. Ibe Kachikwu – (Delta)
15. Osagie Ehanire – (Edo)
16. Audu Ogbeh – (Benue)

17. Udo Udo Udoma – (Akwa Ibom)

18. Lai Mohammed – (Kwara)

19. Amina Mohammed – (Gombe)

20. Ibrahim Usman Jibril – (Nasarawa)

21. Hajia Khadija Bukar Ibrahim- (Yobe)

22. Cladius Omoleye Daramola (Ondo)

23. Prof Anthony Onwuka (Imo)

24. Geoffrey Onyema (Enugu)

25. Dan Ali (Zamfara)

26. Barr James Ocholi (Kogi)

27. Zainab Ahmed (Kaduna)

28. Okechukwu Enelamah (Abia)

29. Muhammadu Bello (Adamawa)

30. Mustapha Baba Shehuri (Bornu)

31. Aisha Abubakar (unknown)

32. Heineken Lokpobiri (Bayelsa)

33. Adamu Adamu (Bauchi)

34. Isaac Adewole (Osun)

35. Abubakar Bawa Bwari (Niger)

36. Pastor Usani Uguru (Cross River)