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BREAKING NEWS: Fashola gets juiciest appointment as Minister of Works, Power and Housing

After a long wait of 6 months, Nigeria's President Mohammadu Buhari swore in his ministers and named the designated portfolio of his ministers earlier today. He appointed 25 official ministers and 11 State Ministers.




Of the list, I looked forward to Babatunde Raji Fashola's portfolio. When it was announced, I was quite impressed.

 Babatunde Raji Fashola: The most recent Ex-Governor of Lagos State will be in charge of  Ministry of Works, Power and Infrastructure. This is the biggest portfolio of the 36 ministerial appointments. 
I have no doubt in my mind that BRF will deliver. My only hope is that the permanent secretaries under his ministry will maintain his performance culture. I am hoping for better electricity and better roads.
Secondly, yet again a woman has changed with the mandate to head the Ministry of Finance. Kemi Adeosun, an economist and chartered accountant was appointed today as the Minister of Finance. This goes contrary to general belief that women in power are not fantastic money managers. If PMB believes she'll deliver, I believe she will too.
This is the complete list of Ministers.

 * President Muhammadu Buhari- Minister of Petroleum
1. Chris Ngige – (Anambra) Minister of Labour & Employment
2. Kayode Fayemi- (Ekiti) Minister of Solid Minerals

3. Rotimi Amaechi – (Rivers) Minister of Transportation

4. Babatunde Fashola -(Lagos) Minister of Power, Works and Housing

5. Abdulrahman Dambazau- (Kano) Minister of Interior
6. Aisha Alhassan – (Taraba) Minister of Women Affairs
7. Ogbonaya Onu- (Ebonyi) Minister of Science and Technology

8. Kemi Adeosun – (Ogun) Minister of Finance
9. Abubakar Malami – (Kebbi) Minister of Justice & Attorney-General

10. Sen Hadi Sirika – (Katsina) Minister of State, Aviation

11. Barr. Adebayo Shittu – (Oyo) Minister of Communication

12. Suleiman Adamu – (Jigawa) Minister of Water Resources
13. Solomon Dalong – (Plateau) Minister for Youth and Sports

14. Ibe Kachikwu – (Delta) Minister of State, Petroleum

15. Osagie Ehanire – (Edo) Minister of State, Health

16. Audu Ogbeh – (Benue) Minister of Agriculture

17. Udo Udo Udoma – (Akwa Ibom)  Minister of Budget & National Planning

18. Lai Mohammed – (Kwara) Minister of Information

19. Amina Mohammed – (Gombe) Minister of Environment

20. Ibrahim Usman Jibril – (Nasarawa) Minister of State, Environment

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

22. Cladius Omoleye Daramola (Ondo) Minister of State, 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 State, Labour & Employment

27. Zainab Ahmed (Kaduna) Minister of State Budget and National Planning

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

29. Muhammadu Bello (Adamawa) Minister of Federal Capital Territory

30. Mustapha Baba Shehuri (Bornu) Minister of State, Power

31. Aisha Abubakar (Sokoto) Minister of State, Trade & Investment

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 Niger Delta




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