A speculated list showing portfolios of ministers and their assigned responsibilities released last week has caused controversies forcing the presidency to make a statement.
President, Muhammadu Buhari
The Presidency has denied ever releasing any list after a certain list surfaced last week which has gone viral showing the screened ministers and assigned portfolios.
Responding to the questions concerning the released list which the presidency denied, the Special Adviser to President Mohammadu Buhari, Mr. Femi Adesina said that the list did not emanate from the presidency as it was not officially signed.
He said: “Any communication from the presidency must be officially singed. Was that list signed by me or Mr. Garba Shehu? Please, ignore it."
He also did not reveal when the inauguration ceremony of the Ministers would hold.
Here is the list of speculated portfolios:
- Agric and Natural Resources, Audu Ogbeh (Benue),
- Agriculture and Natural Resources, Geoffrey Onyema (Enugu),
- Attorney General, James Ocholi (Kogi),
- Aviation, Sen Hadi Sirika (Katsina) ,
- Defense, Abdulrahman Dambazau(Kano),
- Defence (State), Dan Ali (Zamfara),
- Education; Isaac Adewole (Osun) ,
- FCT (State), Solomon Dalong (Plateau),
- Federal Capital Territory, Abubakar Bawa Bwari (Niger),
- Finance; Okechukwu Enelamah (Abia)
- Finance (State) Kemi Adeosun (Ogun) ,
- Foreign Affairs, Kayode Fayemi- (Ekiti),
- Foreign Affairs (State), Adamu Adamu (Bauchi) ,
- Health, Osagie Ehanire (Edo)
- Information, Communication Technology Lai Mohammed (Kwara) ,
- Interior, Cladius Omoleye Daramola (Ondo) ,
- Labour, Prof Anthony Onwuka (Imo),
- Mines and Steel Development, Abubakar Malami (Kebbi) ,
- National Planning, Amina Mohammed (Gombe),
- Niger Delta Affairs; Rotimi Amaechi
- Niger Delta Affairs (State), Pastor Usani Uguru (Cross River) ,
- Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu (Delta),
- Police Affairs, Chris Ngige (Anambra),
- Power, Babatunde Fashola (Lagos) ,
- Sports & Youth Development, Heineken Lokpobiri (Bayelsa),
- Trade and Investment, Udo Udo Udoma (Akwa Ibom),
- Trade and Investment (State), Zainab Ahmed (Kaduna),
- Women Affairs, Hajia Khadija Bukar Ibrahim (Yobe),
- Works & Transport, Ogbonaya Onu- (Ebonyi)
- Works (State) Barr. Adebayo Shittu (Oyo).