Tinubu Is Minister For Petroleum Resources; To Swear-in New Ministers On Monday

By Gideon Njoku

President Bola Tinubu has assigned to himself the portfolio of the Minister for Petroleum Resources.

Even though it was announced, and is not in the list of the Miniterial portfolios released by the Presidency, it is obvious that he is holding tight to the Ministry.

Assigned to assist the President in the Ministry as Minister of State, is a former Speaker of the Bayelsa House of Assembly,  former Minister for State, Agriculture, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri.

By keeping the Ministry in his bag, Tinubu has not set any precedent. He has only followed in the foot steps of his predecessor, President Muhammadu Buhari.

For the eight years of his administration, Buhari was the Minister for Petroleum. In his first tenure, Dr Ibe Kachukwu was his Minister of State. In his second tenure, Buhari picked Chief Timipre Sylva who is now vying for the office of the Governor of Bayelsa State – an office he had held before, but lost his second term bid.

An analysis shows that the offices are divided as follows per Zone.

North West –  Five Ministers, Five Ministers of State

North East – Six Ministers, one Minister of State

North Central – Six Ministers, two Ministers of State

South West – Seven Minsters, two Ministers of State

South East – Four Ministers, one Minister of State

South-South – Five Ministers, two Ministers of State

Following is the full list of Tinubu’s Cabinet Members who will be sworn-in on Monday, August 21, 2023, and their portfolios. Each Ministerial appointee is entitled to two guests, and are expected to be seated by 9.30am.

1. Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy – Bosun Tijani,
2. Minister of State, Environment and Ecological Management – Ishak Salako
3. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy – Wale Edun
4. Minister of Marine and Blue Economy – Bunmi Tunji
5. Minister of Power – Adedayo Adelabu
6. Minister of State, Health and Social Welfare – Tunji Alausa
7. Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake
8. Minister of Tourism, Lola Ade-John
9. Minister of Transportation, Adegboyega Oyetola
10. Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Anite
11. Minister of Innovation Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji
12. Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Nkiruka Onyejeocha
13. Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy
14. Minister of Works, David Umahi
15. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo
16. Minister of Youth, Abubakar Momoh
17. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu
18. Minister of State, Gas Resources, Ekperikpe Ekpo.
19. Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri
20. Minister of Sports Development, John Enoh
21. Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike
22. Minister of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa
23. Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru
24. Minister of State Defence, Bello Matawalle
25. Minister of State Education, Yusuf T. Sunumu
26. Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed M. Dangiwa
27. Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development, Abdullah T. Gwarzo
28. Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu
29. Minister of Environment and Ecological Management, (Kaduna)
30. Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory, Mairiga Mahmud
31. Minister of State, Water Resources and Sanitation, Bello M. Goronyo
32. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari
33. Minister of Education, Tahir Maman
34. Minister of Interior, Sa’Idu A. Alkali
35. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf M. Tuggar
36. Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Ali Pate
37. Minister of Police Affairs, Ibrahim Geidam
38. Minister of State, Steel Development, U. Maigari Ahmadu
39. Minister of Steel Development, Shuaibu A. Audu
40. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Muhammed Idris
41. Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi
42. Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon B. Lalong
43. Minister of State, Police Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim
44. Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Govermental Affairs, Zephaniah Jisalo
45. Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Joseph Utsev
46. Minister of State, Agriculture and Food Security, Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi.

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