Presidency

Cabinet: North gets Justice, Education, Defence, Health, Housing, Agric, Foreign Affairs

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 gets 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:

  1. Minister Of Art, Culture And The Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa
  2. Minister Of Defence, Mohammed Badaru
  3. Minister Of State, Defence, Bello Matawalle
  4. Minister Of State, Education, Yusuf T. Sununu
  5. Minister Of Housing And Urban Development, Ahmed M. Dangiwa
  6. Minister Of State, Housing And Urban Development Abdullahi T. Gwarzo
  7. Minister Of Budget And Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu
  8. Minister Of Environment And Ecological Management [Kaduna]
  9. Minister Of State, Federal Capital Territory, Mairiga Mahmud
  10. Minister Of State, Water Resources And Sanitation, Bello M. Goronyo

North East:

  1. Minister Of Agriculture And Food Security, Abubakar Kyari
  2. Minister Of Education, Tahir Maman
  3. Minister Of Interior, Sa’idu A. Alkali
  4. Minister Of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf M. Tuggar
  5. Coordinating Minister Of Health And Social Welfare, Ali Pate
  6. Minister Of Police Affairs, Ibrahim Geidam
  7. Minister Of State, Steel Development, U. Maigari Ahmadu

North-Central:

  1. Minister Of Steel Development, Shuaibu A. Audu
  2. Minister Of Information And National Orientation, Muhammed Idris
  3. Attorney General Of The Federation And Minister Of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi
  4. Minister Of Labour And Employment, Simon B. Lalong
  5. Minister Of State, Police Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim
  6. Minister Of Special Duties And Inter-Governmental Affairs, Zephaniah Jisalo
  7. Minister Of Water Resources And Sanitation, Joseph Utsev
  8. Minister Of State, Agriculture And Food Security, A. Sabi Abdullahi

The Star

Segun Ojo

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