Tinubu Carves Out Marine Ministry from Transportation
...Deploys 41 year old lawmaker as minister
Minister Designate, Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy
Apparently in response to popular industry demands, President Bola Tinubu has carved out a Federal Ministry Marine and Blue Economy from the Ministry of Transportation.
The new creation which was made known in the recently announced assignment of portfolios to new ministers will be headed by Bunmi Tunji Ojo
The new Marine and Blue Economy minister is a 41 year old politician from Ondo and a federal lawmaker representing Akoko North East/North West Federal constituency.
Tunji Ojo is expected to bring fresh ideas into the new ministry being one of the youngest members in the yet to be inaugurated Federal Executive Council under President Tinubu
The old Transportation Ministry is now to be headed by Olugboyega Otetola, a former Governor of Osun State.
Below is the full ministerial lists with assigned portfolios
Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy – Bosun Tijani,
Minister of State, Environment and Ecological Management – Ishak Salako
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy – Wale Edun
Minister of Marine and Blue Economy – Bunmi Tunji
Minister of Power –
Adebayo Adelabu
Minister of State, Health and Social Welfare –
Tunji Alausa
Minister of Solid Minerals Development,
Dele Alake
Minister of Tourism,
Lola Ade-John
Minister of Transportation, Adegboyega Oyetola
Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment,
Doris Anite
Minister of Innovation Science and Technology,
Uche Nnaji
Minister of State, Labour and Employment,
Nkiruka Onyejeocha
Minister of Women Affairs,
Uju Kennedy
Minister of Works,
David Umahi
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo
Minister of Youth,
Abubakar Momoh
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu
Minister of State, Gas Resources, Ekperikpe Ekpo
Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri
Minister of Sports Development, John Enoh
Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike
Minister of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa
Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru
Minister of State Defence, Bello Matawalle
Minister of State Education, Yusuf T. Sunumu
Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed M. Dangiwa
Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development, Abdullah T. Gwarzo
Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu
Minister of Environment and Ecological Management, (Kaduna)
Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory, Mairiga Mahmud
Minister of State, Water Resources and Sanitation, Bello M. Goronyo
Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari
Minister of Education, Tahir Maman
Minister of Interior, Sa’Idu A. Alkali
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf M. Tuggar
Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Ali Pate
Minister of Police Affairs, Ibrahim Geidam
Minister of State, Steel Development, U. Maigari Ahmadu
Minister of Steel Development, Shuaibu A. Audu
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Muhammed Idris
Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi
Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon B. Lalong
Minister of State, Police Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim
Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Govermental Affairs, Zephaniah Jisalo
Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Joseph Utsev
Minister of State, Agriculture and Food Security, Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi.
