Nigerian New Ministers, Portfolios and States of Origin

*Their Portfolios and States of Origin

	The Acting President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria has inaugurated the new members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) with some ministers retained their former portfolios while other assigned to new beats. The Economic Confidential provides, in the table below, the Ministries in an alphabetical order as well as Ministers and their states of origin which indicates that Katsina, Ogun and Anambra States have two ministers each. S/N MINISTRIES MINISTER RANK STATE  1 Agriculture  Prof. Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah Minister Niger  2 Awodele Najeem Adewale Minister of State Ogun  3 Aviation Mrs. Fidelia Njeze Minister Enugu  4 Commerce & Industry  Jibril Martins Kuye Minister Ogun  5  Mrs. Josephine Tapgun Minister of State Plateau  6 Culture & Tourism Abubakar Sadiq A. Mohammed Minister Gombe  7 Defence  Adetokunbo Kayode Minister Ondo  8  Murtala Shehu Yar’Adua Minister of State Katsina  9 Education Prof. (Mrs) Ruqayyatu A. Rufa’i Minister Jigawa  10 Environment Mr. John Ogar Odey Minister Cross River  11 FCT Bala Muhammed Minister Bauchi  12 Finance Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga Minister Lagos  13  Aderemi W. Babalola Minister of State Oyo  14 Foreign Affairs  Henry Odein Ajumogobia Minister Rivers  15  Dr. Aliyu Idi Hong Minister of State Adamawa  16  Health  Suleiman Bello Minister of State Zamfara  17 Information & Communication  Prof. Dora Akunyili Minister Anambra  18  Mr. Labaran Maku Minister of State Nasarawa  19 Interior  Emmanuel Iheanacho Minister Imo  20  Mr. Humphrey Enemakwu Abah Minister of State  21 Justice Mohammed Bello Adoke Minister Kogi  22 Labour & Productivity Mr. Chukwuemeka Ngozichineke Wogu Minister Abia  23 Lands, Housing & Urban Development  Nduese Essien Minister Akwa-Ibom  24 Mines & Steel Development   Musa Mohammed Sada Minister Katsina  25 National Planning Commission Shamsudeen Usman Minister Kano  26 National Sports Commission Ibrahim Isa Bio Minister  Kwara  27 Niger Delta Affairs  Peter Godsday Orubebe Minister Delta  28  Samuel Ode Minister of State  Benue  29 Petroleum Resources Deziani Alison-Madueke Minister Bayelsa  30 Police Affairs Alh. Adamu Waziri Minister Yobe  31 Power Arc. Nuhu Somo Wya Minister Kaduna  32 Science and Technology Muhammed K. Abubakar Minister Kebbi  33 Special Duties Ernest Olubolade Minister Ekiti  34 Transport Yusuf Sulaiman Minister Sokoto  35 Women Affairs Josephine Anenih Minister Anambara  36 Works  Sen. Sanusi M. Dagash Minister Borno  37  Chris Ogiemwinyi Minister of State Edo  38 Youth Development Akinlabi Olasunkanmi Minister Osun Table by the Economic Confidential

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