According to a report in Punch, President Muhammadu Buhari have slashed the Federal Ministries from 29 to 25 ahead of the swearing-in of the 36 incoming ministers holding today, Wednesday, November 11 at the presidential villa, Abuja.
The ministries of Police Affairs, Aviation and Special Duties, appear to have been scrapped while Ministries of Lands, Housing, Urban Development and Works have been merged to become Ministry of Works and Housing.
Similarly, the Information, Culture, National Orientation and Tourism Ministries have been collapsed into one Ministry of Information and Culture while the Ministries of Sports as well as Youth Development have also been merged to form the Ministry of Sports and Youth Development.
Among other mergers, the Ministry of Aviation is now under the Ministry of Transportation, as the president retired 17 permanent secretaries and announced the appointment of 18 new ones in a decision taken on Tuesday, November 10, 2015.
According to a top government official who spoke a correspondent on Tuesday; “The pattern of the list you see in the statement may be a sign of what to come as far as the number of ministries to be maintained by the President are concerned.”
President Muhammadu Buhari has announced the names of the new Permanent Secretaries for the Federal Government. The total number of new appointees is 54, including 18 placed in the Federal Civil Service. The statement noted that their appointment takes immediate effect.
Below are the names of the new appointees:
Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service...
1. Mrs. Ayotunde Adesugba
2. Alhaji Mahmoud Isa-Dutse
3. Mr. Taiwo Abidogun
4. Dr. Bukar Hassan
5. Mrs. Wakama Belema Asifieka
6. Mr. Jalal Ahmad Arabi
7. Mr. Sabiu Zakari
8. Mrs. Obiageli Phyllis Nwokedi
9. Mr. Aminu Nabegu
10. Mr. Bamgbose Olukunle Oladele
11. Mr. Alo Williams Nwankwo
12. Dr. Shehu Ahmed
13. Mr. Ogbonnaya Innocent Kalu
14. Mrs. Nuratu Jimoh Batagarawa
15. Mr. Christian Chinyeaka Ohaa
16. Mr. Bassey Apkanyung
17. Mr. Louis Edozien
18. Dr. Ugo Roy
President Buhari also approved the deployment of Federal Permanent Secretaries as follows...
1. Dr. Shehu Ahmad-Fed. Min. of Agric & Rural Development
2. Arch Sunday Echono-Fed. Min. of Communications
3. Alh. Sabiu Zakari-Fed. Min. of Transportation
4. Mrs. Ayotunde Adesugba-Fed. Min. of Information & Culture
5. Amb. Danjuma Sheni-Fed. Min. of Defence
6. Dr. Shade Yemi-Esan-Fed. Min. of Education
7. Mrs. Fatima Mede-Budget & National Planning
8. Alh. Mahmoud Isa Dutse-Fed. Min. of Finance
9. Amb. Bulus Lolo-Fed. Min of Foreign Affairs
10. Dr. Amina Shamaki-Fed. Min. of Health
11. Mr. Aliyu Bisalla-Fed. Min. of Industry, Trade & Investment
12. Mr. Bassey Akpanyung-Fed. Min. of Internal Affairs
13. Mr. Taiwo Abidogun-Fed. Ministry of Justice
14. Dr. Habiba Lawal-Fed. Min. of Science & Tech.
15. Dr. Clement Illoh-Fed. Min. of Labour & Productivity
16. Dr. Jamila Shu'ara-Fed. Min of Petroleum Resources
17. Mrs. Binta Bello-Fed. Min of Women Affairs
18. Dr. Babatope Ajakaiye-Federal Capital Territory
19. Mrs. Rabi Jimeta-Fed. Min. of Water Resources
20. Dr. Bukar Hassan-Fed. Min of Environment
21. Mrs. Wakama B. Asifieka-Fed. Min. of Niger Delta Affairs
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