Breaking: Buhari retains position as Petroleum Minister, Timipre Sylva is new Minister of State for Petroleum Resources

President Buhari speaks at the ministerial swearing-in ceremony in Abuja

Abuja — President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated his cabinet in Abuja.

During the inauguration, he announced himself as the Minister of Petroleum and named former governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, as the Minister of State for Petroleum.

Several ministers in Buhari’s first term retained their ministerial positions, including Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture; Dr Chris Ngige (Labour and Employment), Geoffrey Onyeama (Foreign Affairs), Rotimi Amaechi (Transport), Adamu Adamu (Education), Hadi Sirika (Aviation), Abubakar Malami (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation), Ogbonnaya Onu (Science and Technology) and Zainab Ahmed (Finance).

Former Senate Minority Whip Godswill Akpabio is the new Minister for the Niger Delta and Festus Keyamo, the Minister of State while Babatunde Fashola is the Minister of Works and Housing, the Power arm of his portfolio in Buhari’s first term removed to form a stand-alone ministry. Sale Mamman (Taraba State) is the new Minister of Power.

Full list of Ministers:

1. Dr. Ikechukwu Ogah (Abia State) -Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development

2. Mohammed Musa Bello (Adamawa State) -Minister of the Federal Capital Territory

3. Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom State)- Minsiter of Niger Delta

4. Chris Ngige (Anambra State)- Minister of Labour and Employment

5. Sharon Ikeazor (Anambra State) Minister of State Environment

6.Adamu Adamu (Bauchi State) Minister of Education

7.Ambassador Maryam Katagun (Bauchi State) State

8. Timipre Sylva (Bayelsa State) Minister of State, Petroleum under the President

9.George Akume (Benue State) Inter

10.Mustapha Baba Shehuri (Borno State) Minister of State, Agric and Rural Development

11. Goddy Jedy Agba (Cross River State) -Minister of State, Power

12.Festus Keyamo (Delta State) -Minister of State, Niger Delta

13. Ogbonnaya Onu (Ebonyi State) -Minister of Science and Technology

14. Osagie Ehanire (Edo State) -Minister of Health

15.Clement Ike (Edo State)

16. Richard Adeniyi Adebayo (Ekiti State) -Minister of Industry, Trade and Technology

17. Geoffrey Onyeama (Enugu State) -Minister of Foreign Affairs

18.Ali Isa Pantami (Gombe State) -Minister of Communications 1

9. Emeka Nwajiuba (Imo State) -Minister of State, Education

20. Suleiman Adamu (Jigawa State) -Minister of Water Resources

21. Zainab Ahmed (Kaduna State) -Minister of Finance

22.Muhammad Mahmood (Kaduna State) -Minister of Environment

23.Sabo Nanono (Kano State) -Minister of Agriculture and Development

24.Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi (Kano State) -Minister of Defence

25.Hadi Sirika (Katsina State) -Minister of Aviation

26.Abubakar Malami (Kebbi State) – Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation

27.Ramatu Tijjani (Kogi State)

28. Lai Mohammed (Kwara State) – Minister of Information and Culture

29.Gbemisola Saraki (Kwara State) -Minister of State Transportation

30.Babatunde Fashola (Lagos State) -Minister of Works and Housing

31.Adeleke Mamora (Lagos State) -Minister of State, Health

32. Mohammed H. Abdullahi (Nasarawa State) Minister of State, Science

33. Zubair Dada (Niger State) Foreign Affairs

34. Olamilekan Adegbite (Ogun State)- Minster of mines and steel delevelopment

35. Tayo Alasoadura (Ondo State)

36. Rauf Aregbesola (Osun State), Minister of Interior

37. Sunday Dare (Oyo State) Minister of youths and sports

38.Paulen Talen (Plateau State) Minister of women adfair

39. Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers State) Transportation

40. Maigarai Dingyadi (Sokoto State) police affairs

41. Sale Mamman (Taraba State) Minister of power

42. Abubakar D. Aliyu (Yobe State) Minister of State Housing

43. Sadiya Umar Faruk (Zamfara State), Minister of humanitarian affair