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President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, unveiled the portfolios of his ministers, with the North getting no fewer than 25 positions.
Ten ministers were appointed from the North-West, seven from the North-East, while eight ministers were named from the North-Central.
The North got Justice, Education, Defence, Health, Environment, Water Resources, Budget and National Planning, Police Affairs, Interior, Housing, Agriculture, Foreign Affairs and other ministers.
The ministers appointed from the North-West include:
● Minister Of Art, Culture And The Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa
● Minister Of Defence, Mohammed Badaru
● Minister Of State, Defence, Bello Matawalle
●Minister Of State, Education, Yusuf T. Sununu
●Minister Of Housing And Urban Development, Ahmed M. Dangiwa
●Minister Of State, Housing And Urban Development Abdullahi T. Gwarzo
●Minister Of Budget And Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu
●Minister Of Environment And Ecological Management [Kaduna]●Minister Of State, Federal Capital Territory, Mairiga Mahmud
●Minister Of State, Water Resources And Sanitation, Bello M. Goronyo
North East:
●Minister Of Agriculture And Food Security, Abubakar Kyari
●Minister Of Education, Tahir Maman
Minister Of Interior, Sa’idu A. Alkali
●Minister Of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf M. Tuggar
Coordinating Minister Of Health And Social Welfare, Ali Pate
●Minister Of Police Affairs, Ibrahim Geidam
●Minister Of State, Steel Development, U. Maigari Ahmadu
North-Central:
●Minister Of Steel Development, Shuaibu A. Audu
●Minister Of Information And National Orientation, Muhammed Idris
●Attorney General Of The Federation And Minister Of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi
●Minister Of Labour And Employment, Simon B. Lalong
●Minister Of State, Police Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim
Minister Of Special Duties ●And Inter-Governmental Affairs, Zephaniah Jisalo
●Minister Of Water Resources And Sanitation, Joseph Utsev
●Minister Of State, Agriculture And Food Security, A. Sabi Abdullahi
