*President heads petroleum
*Scraps Niger Delta ministry, merges it with SGF
*Retreat for ministers to hold before inauguration next week
The President directed his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale to disclose this to a State House correspondent on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy is Wale Edun; the Ministry of Works is headed by Senator David Umahi, Defence is Abubakar Badaru, and the Minister of State Defence is Bello Matawale.
Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tuani; Minister of State, Environment and Ecological Management, Ishak Salaco.
Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Bunmi Tunji; Minister of Power, Adedayo Adelabu; Minister of State, Health and Social Welfare, Tunisia Alausa; Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake; Minister of Tourism, Lola Ade-John; Minister of Transportation, Adegboyega Oyetola.
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development; Festus Keyamo; 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 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. Toronto; Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyar; Minister of Education, Tahir Maman; Minister of Interior, Sa’Idu A. Alkali; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf M. Tuggar.
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.
The presidency also disclosed that the retreat for the ministers will be held before their official inauguration next week Wednesday at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Also, the ministry of the Niger Delta has been moved to the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).
