President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr. Wale Edun as the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy.
The last occupant of the office was Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in the Goodluck Jonathan administration.
Former President Jonathan specially created the office for the ex-Managing Director of World Bank, Okonjo-Iweala.
Edun, a former Lagos State Commissioner of Finance, was until his ministerial designation was the Special Adviser to the President on Monetary Policies.
He was a member of the Presidential Transition Council (PTC).
Edun and other ministers would be sworn in on Monday, August 21, 2023.
Edun has a strong background in economics, public finance, international finance, merchant banking, and corporate finance in Nigeria and at global level.
He completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics at the University of London and earned a Master’s Degree in Economics from the University of Sussex, England.
He has rich international finance experience spanning 25 years at World Bank/IFC in Washington DC, Wall Street firms Lehman Brothers and Chase Manhattan Capital Markets Corporation in New York, USA.
Upon his return to Nigeria in 1989, he co-founded and served as the Executive Director of Stanbic IBTC Plc (formerly Investment Banking & Trust Company Limited).
Edun also served as the Chairman of Chapel Hill Denham Group.
Another ‘super’ minister is Prof. Ali Pate. He is the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare.
Mr. Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) is the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation while Festus Keyamo is the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Technology.
Former Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Adebayo Adelabu is the Power Minister while Mr Dele Alake is the Minister of Solid Minerals.
In the list released on Wednesday August 16, the immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has been appointed as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Tinubu also appointed the former governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, as the Minister of Works.
Below is the full list:
- Minister Of State, Agriculture And Food Security, A. Sabi Abdullahi
- Minister Of State, Housing And Urban Development Abdullahi T. Gwarzo
- Minster Of Agriculture And Food Security, Abubakar Kyari
- Minister Of Youth, Abubakar Momoh
- Minister Of Power, Adebayo Adelabu
- Minister Of Transportation, Adegboyega Oyetola
- Minister Of Housing And Urban Development, Ahmed M. Dangiwa
- Coordinating Minister Of Health And Social Welfare, Ali Pate
- Minister Of Budget And Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu
- Minister Of State, Water Resources And Sanitation, Bello M. Goronyo
- Minister Of State, Defence, Bello Matawalle
- Minister Of Humanitarian Affairs And Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu
- Minister Of Communications, Innovation And Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani
- Minister Of Marine And Blue Economy, Bunmi Tunji-Ojo
- Minister Of Works, David Umahi
- Minister Of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake
- Minister Of Industry, Trade And Investment, Doris Anite
- Minister Of State, Gas Resources, Ekperipe Ekpo
- Minister Of Aviation And Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo
- Minister Of Art, Culture And The Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa
- Minister Of State, Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri
- Minister Of Police Affairs, Ibrahim Geidam
- Minister Of State, Police Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim
- Minister Of State, Environment And Ecology, Ishak Salako
- Minister Of Sports Development, John Enoh
- Minister Of Water Resources And Sanitation, Joseph Utsev
- Attorney General Of The Federation And Minister Of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi
- Minister Of Tourism, Lola Ade-John
- Minister Of State, Federal Capital Territory, Mairiga Mahmud
- Minister Of Defence, Mohammed Badaru
- Minister Of Information And National Orientation, Muhammed Idris
- Minister Of State, Labour And Employment, Nkiruka Onyejeocha
- Minister Of The Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike
- Minister Of Interior, Sa’idu A. Alkali
- Minister Of Steel Development, Shuaibu A. Audu
- Minister Of Labour And Employment, Simon B. Lalong
- Minister Of Education, Tahir Maman
- Minister Of State, Health And Social Welfare, Tunji Alausa
- Minister Of State, Steel Development, U. Maigari Ahmadu
- Minister Of Innovation, Science And Technology, Uche Nnaji
- Minister Of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy
- Minister Of Finance And Coordinating Minister Of The Economy, Wale Edun
- Minister Of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf M. Tuggar
- Minister Of State, Education, Yusuf T. Sununu
- Minister Of Special Duties And Inter-Governmental Affairs, Zephaniah Jisalo
- Minister Of Environment And Ecological Management [Kaduna]
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