Meet The New Minister Nominees In Nigeria

Here’s a brief introduction of every person on the 43-man Ministerial List

1. Dr. Okechukwu Ogah (Abia)

A Consultant Physician/Cardiologist ( Special Grade) University College Hospital, Ibadan. he served as Commissioner/ Chief Executive officer, Ministry of Health and member of Abia State Executive Council (August 2010- May 2015)

2. Muhammadu Musa Bello (Adamawa)

born in 1959, Adamawa state. He is a graduate of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, where he obtained a B.Sc. in Management with a major in Banking and Finance in 1980 as well as an MBA in the same field.

3. Sen. Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom)

a former Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Senate’s Minority Leader. He was also Governor of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria from May 29, 2007 to May 29, 2015.

4. Chris Ngige (Anambra)

born in August 1952, was governor of Anambra State in Nigeria from 29 May 2003 to 17 March 2006 (PDP). He is currently a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) He was elected Senator for Anambra Central Constituency in April 2011

5. Sharon Ikeazor (Anambra)

was born into the family of Chief Chimezie Ikeazor, SAN, of Obosi, Anambra State, the founder of the Legal Aid for the Poor Scheme in Nigeria. She graduated with an LLB Hons in 1984 and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1985.

Ikeazor is the executive secretary of Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD). In 2011, she was elected the national women leader of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and emerged APC’s interim national women leader after the merger that produced the ruling party. In 2014, she was appointed to APC board of trustees.

6. Adamu Adamu (Bauchi)

A Nigerian accountant, writer, former journalist and a Former Minister of Education. He was appointed minister by President Muhammadu Buhari on November 2015 and that was his first ever presidential appointment.

7. Mrs Mariam Yalwaji Katagum (Bauchi)

Katagum is Nigeria’s ambassador and permanent delegate to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), a role that she has occupied since June 2009. A deputy director at the ministry of education, she occupied the office of the secretary-general of the Nigerian National Commission for UNESCO between 2001 and 2009. The Ahmadu Bello university graduate is also the deputy chair of the board of governors of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and member representing Nigeria on the UNESCO executive board.

She holds a Masters in Administration and Planning from the University of Lagos, (B.A.) in English, Graduate Certificate in Education at the Ahmadu Bello University.

8. Timipre Sylva (Bayelsa)

Fmr. Governor of Bayelsa State and He was a member of the Rivers State House of Assembly in the 1990s.

9. Sen. George Akume (Benue)

He was the Minority Leader of the Senate from June 2011 to June 2015. He was also the Governor of Benue State from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007.

10. Mustapha Baba Shehuri (Borno)

Fmr. Minister of State for Power, Works and Housing
Born July 4th , 1961. He graduated from the University of Maiduguri in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sociology and Anthropology.

11. Goddy Jedy-Agba (Cross River)

A farmer, Bureaucrat and has a Degree in International Studies from Ahmadu Bello University, Samaru, Zaria in 1983. He holds a Master’s Degree in International Law and Diplomacy from the University of Lagos, Akoka in 1989.

12. Festus Keyamo (SAN)

Born in January 1970, A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, columnist and human rights activist, he received a Bachelor of Law degree in 1992 from Ambrose Alli University at Ekpoma, Edo State and was called to the Nigerian Bar on December 1993.

13. Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu (Ebonyi)

Fmr. Minister of Science and Tech. He graduated with a first class degree in Chemical Engineering in 1976 (UNILAG), and obtained a PhD in Chemical engineering in 1980 from University of California, Berkeley.

14. Dr. Osagie Ehanire (Edo)

Fmr. Minister for state Health.
studied Medicine at Ludwig Maximilian Universit

y of Munich in Germany qualifying as a physician and went to Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland where he obtained postgraduate Diploma in Anaesthetics.

15. Clement Ik Anade Agba (Edo)

Fmr. Commissioner for Environment and Public Utility, Edo and also briefly served as Commissioner for Lands, Survey and Housing.

16. Otunba Niyi Adebayo (Ekiti)

First Executive Governor of Ekiti State from May 29, 1999 to May 29, 2003. He attended University of Lagos where he studied Law and obtained (LL.B Hons)

17. Geoffrey Onyeama (Enugu)

Fmr. Foreign Affairs Minister. Holds a (B.A) degree in Political Science, Columbia University, New York (1977), (B.A) degree in Law from St John’s College, Cambridge (1980). Masters of Law (LL.M), London School of Economics

18. Dr. Ali Isa Ibrahim Pantami (Gombe)

studied Computer Science at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University in Bauchi, Nigeria, gaining a BTech in 2003 Session and an MSc in 2008, before obtaining a PhD from Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland.

19. Emeka Nwajuba (Imo)

He was called to the Nigerian bar in 1989, pursued his LLM at University of Lagos and PhD at University of Jos. He had served as House of Representatives committee chairman on Land, Housing and works from 1999 to 2003.

20. Eng. Suleiman H Adamu (Jigawa)

Fmr. Minister for eater resources and he has a B. Eng. (Hons.) Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1984· M. Sc. (Project Management) Univ. of Reading, UK, 2004..

21. Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed (Kaduna)

Fmr. Minister of State for Budget and National Planning… BSc Accounting (1981) Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria; IJMB ‘A’ Levels (1979) from SBS/ABU Zaria; and WASC ‘O’ Level in 1977 from Queen Amina College, Kaduna.

She was appointed minister of state of budget and planning in 2015 and later substantive minister of finance in 2018 following the resignation of Kemi Adeosun. The 59-year-old holds a degree in accounting from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and a master’s in business administration from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun. She was the executive secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI). Ahmed is the daughter of Yahaya Hamza, the foster father of Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state.

22. Dr. Mohammed Mahmoud (Kaduna)

The current Chairman of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) is a former member of the Kaduna House of Assembly and Chairman of the Buhari Support Organisation.

23. Sabo Nanono (Kano)

Mr. Nanono, who was a former chairman of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria, in Kano… Ahmadu Bello University [ABU], Zaria… B.Sc [Business Administration – 1972
University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA . He comes to the cabinet with many years of experience in banking.

24. Maj. Gen. (RTD) Bashir Magashi (Kano) is a lawyer and a graduate of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria. He holds a national award of CFR. appointed Governor of Sokoto State in Nigeria from August 1990 to January 1992 during military era

He was a legal adviser for the defunct All Nigeria’s People Party (ANPP) and governorship candidate of Democratic People’s Party (DPP) in Kano.

25. Sen. Hadi Sirika (Katsina)

Fmr. Minister of Aviation, former pilot, Former General Manager Katsina State Transport Authority, Former Member House of Representative, and Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

26. Abubakar Malami (Kebbi)

lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). He is Nigeria’s immediate past Minister for Justice and Attorney-General. He graduated from Usman Danfodiyo University where he studied Law and was called to the bar in 1992.

27. Rahmatu Tijani (Kogi)

Ramatu Tijjani is the national women leader of the APC. The 49-year-old is the first female national vice-chairman (north-central zone) of the then leading opposition political party, the All Peoples Party. In 2010, she became the national woman leader of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and in June 2014, she became the national woman leader of the APC.

She graduated from Ahmadu Bello University with a degree in
Urban & Regional Planning.

She also has an M.PA in Public Administration from Nasarawa State University, Keffi.

28. Lai Mohammed (Kwara)

He earned a bachelor’s degree in French from Obafemi Awolowo University, in the year 1975. He proceeded to obtain a Law degree from the University of Lagos, and then Nigerian Law School in 1986

29. Gbemisola Saraki (Kwara)

She is the daughter of Olusola Saraki, former strongman of Kwara politics, and a sibling of Bukola Saraki, president of the 8th senate. In 1999, she was elected into the house of representatives to represent Asa/Ilorin west federal constituency of Kwara. In 2003, the 54-year-old, who holds a bachelors degree in economics from the University of Sussex, was elected senator representing Kwara central senatorial district. She held this position till 2011 when she tried to succeed her brother who was governor of Kwara between 2003 and 2011 but she lost despite having the backing of her father. She defected to the APC in 2015 and was believed to have worked against her brother’s re-election.

She is the female legislator with the highest number of sponsored bills in Nigeria.

30. Babatunde Raji Fashola (Lagos)
A senior Advocate of Nigeria, Fmr. Governor of Lagos and Fmr. Minister of Power, Works and Housing. He studied Law at the University of Benin from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws, LL.B.(Hon), degree in 1987.

31. Sen. Adeleke O. Mamora (Lagos)

He obtained a B.Sc, Health Sciences, Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) University of Ife, Ile-Ife and became a Health Practitioner. A former Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly. He also was a Senator for the Lagos East constituency (2007)

32. Mohammed H. Abdullahi (Nasarawa)

Fmr. Secretary to the State Government, Nasarawa State. Fmr. Attorney General & Commissiomer for Justice Nasarawa.

He is a graduate of Usman Danfodiyo University Sokoto
LLB/BL (1990), and called to the Nigerian Bar Association 1991.

33. Ambassador Zubairu Dada (Niger)

He is a diplomat and also an Ambassador, Embassy of Nigeria, Warsaw Poland, since 1999

34. Arch. Olamilekan Adegbite (Ogun)

Former Commissioner for Works & Infrastructure, Ogun State.

35. Sen. Tayo Alasoadura (Ondo)

obtained the Association of Chartered Accountants (ACA) of England Certificate as well as that of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria(ICAN)

36. Rauf Aregbesola (Osun)

Fmr. Governor of Osun state, Fmr. Lagos State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure.

37. Sunday Akin Dare

hails from Ogbomoso.He is a journalist and author of international repute. Sunday Akin Dare is the Executive Commissioner (Stakeholder Management) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).

Until his appointment, he was the Convener of the Social Media Clinic (SMC), a Media/Information Technology (New Media) initiative committed to educating private citizens on IT development and also in the use of telecommunication as an information tool and creating awareness on..

He was the Chief of Staff / Special Adviser (Media) to former Lagos State Governor, Ahmed Bola Tinubu.

38. Pauline Tallen (Plateau)

The 60-year-old politician served in the cabinet of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo. She was then the minister of state for science and technology. In 2007, she was elected deputy governor of Plateau state and later contested governorship election in 2011 but lost to Jonah Jang. The University of Jos sociology graduate defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress before the 2015 election. She is the first female to be a deputy governor in the northern region

39. Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers)

Fmr. Governor Rivers State, Fmr. Minister of Transport. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree (Honours) in English Studies and Literature from the University of Port Harcourt in 1987.

40. Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi (Sokoto)

Fmr. Chairman Chairman, NCCE Governing Board

41. Eng Saleh Mamman (Taraba)

Mamman Kwagyang Saleh currently works at the Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Ahmadu Bello University. Mamman does research in Agr

icultural Plant Science, Food Science and Animal Science.

42. Abubakar D. Aliyu (Yobe)

has served as Deputy Governor of the state for the past 10 years, making him the longest serving deputy governor in Nigeria’s political history.

43. Sa’adiya Umar Faruq (Zamfara)

She is the federal commissioner of National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons. Between 2011 and 2013, she was the national treasurer of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), a political party founded by Buhari ahead of the 2011 elections. She served as the national treasurer of the party between 2013 and June 2014.

She has a Bsc. in Business Administration (Actuarial Science), Master’s degree in International Affairs and Diplomacy in 2008