Presidency Releases Comprehensive List of Appointments Amidst Allegations of Imbalance

The Presidency, through Sunday Dare, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, has issued a detailed list of appointments made by President Bola Tinubu. The list aims to address growing concerns about the alleged imbalance in the distribution of appointments.

According to Dare, the South West region boasts 29 appointees, a number higher than the 24 originally cited by him. Notably, the list omits Femi Gbajabiamila, who was appointed Chief of Staff on June 2, 2023.

Meanwhile, the South East appears to have fewer appointments compared to other regions, while the South West, from where President Tinubu hails, holds a significant share of key positions.

Here is the full list of President Tinubu’s appointments:

South West:

1. Bosun Tijani – Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy
2. Wale Edun – Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy
3. Bunmi Tunji-Ojo – Minister of Interior
4. Adebayo Adelabu – Minister of Power
5. Dele Alake – Minister of Solid Minerals Development
6. Dr. Jumoke Oduwole – Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment
7. Adegboyega Oyetola – Minister of Marine & Blue Economy
8. Olayemi Cardoso – CBN Governor
9. Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja – Chief of Army Staff
10. Kayode Egbetokun – Inspector General of Police
11. Zaccheus Adedeji – Chairman, FIRS
12. Adeola Ajayi – Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS)
13. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi – Comptroller-General of Customs
14. Olanipekun Olukoyede – Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
15. Kayode Isiak Opeifa – Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation
16. Oluwasegun Faleye – Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund
17. Vincent Olatunji – (NSITF)
18. Raji Kazeem Kolawole – Managing Director /CEO, Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT)
19. Bayo Onanuga – Director General, National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI)
20. Sunday Dare – Special Adviser on Information and Strategy
21. Tope Kolade Fasua – Special Adviser on Public Communications Orientation
22. Peju Adedajo – Special Adviser to the President on Economic Matters (Office of the VP)
23. Temitola Asekunle-Johnson – Senior Special Assistant to the President on Investment & Privatisation (Office of VP)
24. Mariam Temitope – Senior Special Assistant to the President, Job Creation & NSMEs (Office of VP)
25. Tunde Rahman – Senior Special Assistant to the President, Regional Development Programmes
26. Moremi Ojudu – SSAP on Community Engagement
27. Tope Ajayi – SSA, Media and Public Affairs
28. Segun Dada – Special Assistant, Social Media
29. Demola Oshodi – SSA, Protocol

North Central:

1. Shuaibu Audu – Minister of Steel Development
2. Muhammed Idris – Minister of Information
3. Zaphanian Jisalo – Minister of Special Duties
4. Lateef Fagbemi – Minister of Justice
5. Joseph Utsev – Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation
6. Nentawe Yilwatde – Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction
7. Imaan Sulaiman Ibrahim – Minister of State, Police Affairs
8. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi – Minister of State, Agriculture and Food Security
9. Bashir Bayo Ojulari – GMD, NNPC Limited
10. Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed – Director General, National Intelligence Agency
11. Dr. Idris A. Sulaimon – Director General, Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC)
12. Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi – Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps
13. Engr. Jaji O. Abdulganiyu – Controller General of the Federal Fire Service
14. Kemi Nandap – Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service
15. Haruna Y. Usman – Chairman, Upper Niger River Basin Development Authority
16. Dangajere Shuaibu Bawa Jaja – Managing Director, Upper Niger River Basin Development Authority
17. Dr. Amos Gizo Yadukso – Chairman, Lower Benue River Basin Development Authority
18. Engr. Ninga Terese – Managing Director, Lower Benue River Basin Development Authority
19. Abiodun Essiet – SSAP on Community Engagement
20. Gimba Kakanda – Senior Special Assistant to the President, Research and Analytics (Office of the VP)
21. Isaq Ahmed Ningi – Senior Special Assistant to the President on Digital Media & Emergency Management
22. Mr. Aliyu Audu – Special Assistant to the President, Public Affairs
23. Sen. Ibrahim Oloriege – Chairman, NHIA
24. Tunde Ajibulu – Deputy Executive Secretary (Services), UBEC
25. Sunday Sylva Togo Echono – Executive Secretary, TETFUND

North East:

1. Abubakar Kyari – Minister of Agriculture and Food Security
2. Idi Mukhtar Maiha – Minister of Livestock Development
3. Sa’idu Alkali – Minister of Transportation
4. Yusuf Tuggar – Minister of Foreign Affairs
5. Muhammad Ali Pate – Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare
6. Ibrahim Gaidam – Minister of Police Affairs
7. Uba Maigari Ahmadu – Minister of State for Regional Development
8. Ahmadu Musa Kida – NNPCL Non-executive Chairman
9. Nuhu Ribadu – National Security Adviser
10. Mohammed Buba Marwa – Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
11. Hajiya Hafsat Bakari – CEO, Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit
12. Prof. Abdu Dauda – Chairman, Chad Basin Development Authority
13. Tijjani Musa Tumsa – Managing Director, Chad Basin Development Authority
14. Alh. Sanusi Mohammed Babantanko – Chairman, Upper Benue River Basin Development Authority
15. Abdulhamid Yahaya Abba – SSAP on Community Engagement
16. Dr. Bala Mohammed – Deputy Governor, CBN
17. Aliyu Modibbo Umar – Special Adviser (SAD), General Duties
18. Sadiq Wanna – Special Adviser (SAD), to the President on Power Infrastructure (Office of the VP)
19. Usman Muhammad – SSA to the President on Administration & Office Accommodation (Office of the VP)
20. Nasir Yammama – Senior Special Assistant to the President on Innovation (Office of the VP)
21. Bashir Maidugu – Deputy State House Counsel (Senior Special Assistant to the President)
22. Dr. Daniel Bwala – Special Adviser on Media and Policy Communications
23. Mr. Francis Adah Abah – Personal Assistant to the President, Special Duties
24. Mumuni Dagazau – Executive Vice President for Downstream

North West:

1. Mohammed Badaru Abubakar – Minister of Defence
2. Hannatu Musawa – Minister of Art, Culture, and the Creative Economy
3. Ahmed Dangiwa – Minister of Housing and Urban Development
4. Bello Goronyo – Minister of State for Water Resources
5. Yusuf Tanko Sununu – Minister of State for Education
6. Bello Matawalle – Minister of State for Defence
7. Hajiya Hafsat Bakari – CEO, Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit
8. General Christopher Gwabin Musa – Chief of Defence Staff
9. Air Marshal Hasan Bala Abubakar – Chief of Air Staff
10. Haliru Nababa – Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service
11. Shehu Usman Mohammed – Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Commission
12. Aminu Maida – EVC, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)
13. Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi – Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)
14. Brig Gen YD Ahmed – Director-General, National Youth Service Corps
15. Mohammed Buba Marwa – Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
16. Abdullahi U. Ganduje – Chairman, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)
17. H. E. Abdullahi U. Ganduje – Chairman, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria
18. Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu – Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission
19. Nasiru Gawuna – Chairman, Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria
20. Musa Sarkin Adar – Chairman, National Inland Waterways Authority
21. H. E. Nasiru Gawuna – Chairman, Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria
22. H.E Aminu Bello Masari – Chairman, TETFUND
23. Alh. Bashir Usman Gumel – Chairman, Federal Medical Centre, Yola
24. Dr. Mohammed Gusau Hassan – Chairman, Federal Medical Centre Birnin Kudu
25. Isa Sadiq Achida – Chairman, Raw Materials Research and Development Council
26. Amb. Abubakar Shehu Wurno – Chairman, Sokoto-Rima River Basin Development Authority
27. Major Gen. Jubril Abdulmalik – Secretary, Civil Defence, Immigration and Prisons Services Board
28. Dr Mohammed Mohammed Aminu – Registrar/Chief Executive Officer (NABTEB)
29. Abdullahi Tanko Yakassai – SSAP on Community Engagement
30. Sani Dattijo – Deputy Governor, CBN
31. Rukaiya El-Rufai – Special Adviser to President on NEC & Climate Change (Office of the VP)
32. Hakeem Baba Ahmed – Special Adviser (SAD), on Political Matters (Office of VP)
33. Muhammad Bulama – Senior Special Assistant to the President on Politics/Special Duties (office of the VP)
34. Zainab Yunusa – Senior Special Assistant to the President on NEC (Office of the VP)
35. Abdulaziz Abdulaziz – Senior Special Assistant to the President, Print Media
36. Ibrahim Masari – SSA Politics

South South:

1. Festus Keyamo – Minister