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Pantami becomes minister of communications

Admin August 21, 2019

Dr Isa Pantami, the Director General of The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)

 

President Muhammadu Buhari has announced Dr. Isa Pantami as minister of communications

The President announced this after inaugurating his cabinet in Abuja on Wednesday.

Sunday Dare was however announced as the minister of Youths and Sports

President Buhari has also named Sale Mamman as the Minister of Power with Babatunde Fashola named Minister of Works And Housing. Mr Fashola had served as Minister of Power, Works, and Housing under President Buhari’s first term.

The President also assigned portfolios to the following ministers.

The list of ministers and their portfolios are listed below:

1 Uchechukwu Samson Ogah (Abia) – Minister of State Mines And Steel development

2. Muhammadu Bello – Minister of FCT

3. God’swill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom) – Niger delta

4. Dr Chris Ngige (Anambra ) – Labour

5. Sharon Ikeazu (Anambra) – state environment

6. Adamu Adamu (Bauchi) – education

7. Ambassador Mariam Kategu – Bauchi – state Trade and Investment

8. Timipre Sylvia – state petroleum

9. George Akume – Benue

10. Mustapha Baba Shehuri – Borno – state agriculture

11. Goddi Jeddi Agba – Cross River -state power

12. Festus Keyamo – Niger Delta

13. Ogbonnaya Onu –  Science and technology

14. Dr. Osagie Ehanire –  Health

15. Clement Ikanade Agba – , Budget and National Planning, State

16) Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo – Ekiti, Industry, Trade and Investment
17) Geoffrey Onyeama – Enugu, Foreign Affairs
18)Dr. Ali Isa Pantami –  Communication
19) Emeka Nwajuba –  Education, State
20) Suleiman Adamu –  Water Resources

21 Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed – Finance, Budget and National Planning
22) Dr. Mohammad Mahmoud –  Environment
23) Mohammed Sabo Nanono –  Agriculture
24) Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd) –  Defence
25) Hadi Sirika – Katsina, Aviation

Abubakar Malami –  HAGF and Minister of Justice
27) Ramatu Tijani Aliyu – FCT, State
28) Lai Mohammed – Information and Culture
29) Gbemisola Saraki –  Transportation, State
30) Babatunde Raji Fashola – Works and Housing

Adeleke Mamora –  Health, State
32) Mohammed A. Abdullahi – Science & Tech, State
33) Amb. Zubairu Dada –Foreign Affairs, State
34) Olamilekan Adegbite –  Mines & Steel Devt
35) Sen. Omotayo Alasuadura –  Labour and employment, State

36) Rauf Aregbesola –  Interior
37) Sunday Dare – Youths and Sports
38) Dame Pauline Tallen –Women Affairs
39) Rotimi Amaechi –  Transportation
40) Mohammed Maigari Dangyadi –  Police Affairs

41. Engr. Sale Mamman –  Power
42) Abubakar D. Aliyu – Works and Housing, State
43) Sadiya Umar Faruk –  Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development

 

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