First Cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari
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The First Cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari consists of the ministers appointed in the Buhari Administration to take responsibility for each of the government ministries of Nigeria following the 2015 elections. Most ministers were sworn in on 11 November 2015 and the cabinet was dissolved on 28 May 2019, the day before Buhari's second inauguration.
Cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari | |
|---|---|
 Cabinet of Nigeria | |
| Date formed | September 2015–November 2015 |
| Date dissolved | 28 May 2019 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Muhammadu Buhari |
| Head of government | Muhammadu Buhari |
| Member party | All Progressives Congress |
| Opposition party | People's Democratic Party |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Cabinet of President Goodluck Jonathan |
| Successor | Second Cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari |
Formation
editIn an interview published by Vanguard on 19 April 2015, Buhari, whose administration was to begin on 29 May 2015, said he would assemble a small cabinet that might be active before the official ceremony.[1] On 31 May 2015 Buhari was reported to have said he would break with the People's Democratic Party (PDP) tradition where ministers were nominated by governors.[2][a] He would look for people who were competent, dedicated and experienced.[2] On 1 July 2015 a spokesman for the president said that Buhari would delay selecting a cabinet until September. He wanted to eliminate prior corruption before the new ministers were appointed. Another spokesman said that the delay was "nothing out of the ordinary" compared to the formation of previous cabinets. However, a London-based economist said the delay would not be well received by investors.[4]
On the night of 30 September, TheCable, an online newspaper in Nigeria, reported a list of 21 names submitted to Senate President Bukola Saraki for screening and confirmation.[5][6] On 11 November, a cabinet of 36 ministers from each of the 36 states of Nigeria was sworn in.[7]
Cabinet of Nigeria
edit| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Presidency | |||||||||
| President | 29 May 2015 | 29 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
| Vice President | 29 May 2015 | 29 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
| Chief of Staff to the President | 27 August 2015 | 29 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
| Secretary to the Government of the Federation | 27 August 2015 | 30 October 2017[c] (suspended 19 April 2017)[d] | APC | ||||||
Habibat Lawal (acting) | 19 April 2017 | 1 November 2017 | N/A | ||||||
| 1 November 2017 | 28 May 2019 | APC | |||||||
| Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development | |||||||||
| Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
| Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
| Ministry of Budget and National Planning | |||||||||
| Minister of Budget and National Planning | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | N/A | ||||||
| Minister of State for Budget and National Planning | 11 November 2015 | 19 September 2018[e] | N/A | ||||||
| Ministry of Communications | |||||||||
| Minister of Communications | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
| Ministry of Defence | |||||||||
| Minister of Defence | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
| Ministry of Education | |||||||||
| Minister of Education | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
| Minister of State for Education | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | N/A | ||||||
| Ministry of Environment | |||||||||
| Minister of Environment | 11 November 2015 | 15 December 2016[f] | N/A | ||||||
| 15 December 2016 | 12 December 2018[h] | APC | |||||||
| 13 December 2018 | 28 May 2019 | APC | |||||||
| Minister of State for Environment | 11 November 2015 | 12 December 2018[h] | APC | ||||||
| Federal Capital Territory Administration | |||||||||
| Minister of the Federal Capital Territory | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
| Ministry of Finance | |||||||||
| Minister of Finance | 11 November 2015 | 14 September 2018[j] | APC | ||||||
| 14 September 2018 | 28 May 2019 | N/A | |||||||
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |||||||||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
| Minister of State for Foreign Affairs | 11 November 2015 | 9 January 2019[k] | APC | ||||||
| Ministry of Health | |||||||||
| Minister of Health | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | N/A | ||||||
| Minister of State for Health | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
| Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment | |||||||||
| Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | N/A | ||||||
| Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment | 11 November 2015 | 30 September 2018[l] | N/A | ||||||
| Ministry of Information and Culture | |||||||||
| Minister of Information and Culture | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
| Ministry of the Interior | |||||||||
| Minister of the Interior | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
| Ministry of Justice | |||||||||
| Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
| Ministry of Labour and Employment | |||||||||
| Minister of Labour and Employment | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
| Minister of State for Labour and Employment | 11 November 2015 | 6 March 2016[m] | APC | ||||||
| 16 August 2017 | 28 May 2019 | APC | |||||||
| Ministry of Mines and Steel Development | |||||||||
| Minister of Mines and Steel Development | 11 November 2015 | 30 May 2018[o] | APC | ||||||
| 30 May 2018 | 28 May 2019 | APC | |||||||
| Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
| Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs | |||||||||
| Minister of Niger Delta Affairs | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
| Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | N/A | ||||||
| Ministry of Petroleum Resources | |||||||||
| Minister of Petroleum Resources | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
| Minister of State for Petroleum Resources | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
| Ministry of Power, Works and Housing | |||||||||
| Minister of Power, Works and Housing | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
| Minister(s) of State for Power, Works and Housing | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
| 16 August 2017 | 13 December 2018 | APC | |||||||
| Ministry of Science and Technology | |||||||||
| Minister of Science and Technology | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
| Ministry of Transportation | |||||||||
| Minister of Transportation | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
| Minister of State for Aviation | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
| Ministry of Water Resources | |||||||||
| Minister of Water Resources | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
| Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development | |||||||||
| Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development | 11 November 2015 | 29 September 2018[p] | APC | ||||||
| 30 September 2018 | 28 May 2019 | N/A | |||||||
| Ministry of Youth and Sports Development[q] | |||||||||
| Minister of Youth and Sports Development | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ By convention, the cabinet contains a minister or minister of state from each of the 36 states.[3]
- ^ a b Served as President and Minister of Petroleum Resources concurrently.[18]
- ^ Sacked due to the findings of an investigation into corruption allegations.[8]
- ^ Suspended due to an investigation into corruption allegations.[9]
- ^ Resigned after becoming Minister of Finance.[10]
- ^ Resigned to become Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations.[11]
- ^ a b Served as Minister and Minister of State concurrently from 15 December 2016.
- ^ a b Resigned to become Emir of the Nasarawa Emirate.[12]
- ^ Not a member of any political party until 5 May 2018.[13]
- ^ Resigned in the midst of journalists reporting that she had illegally obtained her NYSC exemption certificate to enter public office.[14]
- ^ Resigned to successfully run for the House of Representatives in the Damaturu/Gujba/Gulani/Tarmuwa Federal Constituency.[15]
- ^ Resigned after becoming Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development.
- ^ Died in a car crash.[16]
- ^ a b Served as Minister and Minister of State concurrently from 30 May 2018.
- ^ Resigned to successfully run for Governor of Ekiti State.[17]
- ^ Resigned after the APC disqualified her candidacy for Governor of Taraba State.[19]
- ^ Originally Ministry of Youth Development until 11 November 2016.[20]
References
edit- ^ Levinus Nwabughiogu (2015-04-19). "Why my cabinet will be small". Vanguard (Nigeria). Retrieved 2015-07-02.
- ^ a b Angela Davis (2015-05-31). "Presidential Appointments: List Of Ministers (Buhari's Cabinet)". News247. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
- ^ "The Federal Executive Council". Federal Ministry of Communication Technology. Archived from the original on 2015-07-04. Retrieved 2015-07-03.
- ^ Chris Kay (2015-07-01). "Buhari Delays Nigerian Cabinet Appointments to September". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Fashola, Amaechi, Ngige, Onu, Lai, Kachikwu make Buhari's ministerial list - TheCable". TheCable. 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ^ Omololu Ogunmade (2015-10-01). "Buhari's Team of Champions Unveiled". Abuja: ThisDay Live. Archived from the original (Web) on 2015-10-05. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ "Nigeria's Buhari swears 36 ministers into cabinet after five-month wait". Reuters. 2015-11-11. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- ^ Inyang, Ifreke. "Buhari sacks Babachir Lawal as SGF, replaces him with Boss Mustapha". Daily Post. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ Tukur, Sani. "Buhari suspends SGF Babachir Lawal, DG NIA, Ayodele Oke". Premium Times. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ Funkeye, Kelvin (20 September 2018). "Zainab Ahmed resigns from Budget Ministry, now Minister of Finance". TBC News. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ Alade, Abiodun. "Ministers Who Resigned Under Buhari's Administration". Daily Trust. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Minister of environment resigns". TheCable. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "PHOTO NEWS: Finance Minister Adeosun picks up APC membership card". Premium Times. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Kemi Adeosun: Nigeria minister resigns over forged certificate". BBC. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Khadija Abba-Ibrahim, Resigns". ThisDay. News Agency of Nigeria. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ George, Taiwo. "Labour minister Ocholi, wife, son die in road accident caused by burst tyres". TheCable. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ Ogundipe, Samuel. "Ekiti 2018: Fayemi resigns as minister". Premium Times. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari to become oil minister in own cabinet". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ Ogundipe, Samuel. "'Mama Taraba' resigns as Buhari's women affairs minister". Premium Times. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "About the Ministry". Ministry of Youth and Sports Development. Retrieved 30 January 2022.