Eighty-three (83) days after his inauguration as President, Bola Tinubu formally constitutes the long-awaited Federal Executive Council (FEC). What is the composition of this cabinet, however and how are the Ministers distributed? Find out in this special piece.
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President Bola Tinubu on Monday formally inaugurated the Federal Executive Council with the swearing-in of forty-five (45) Ministers into the cabinet; arguably the largest in Nigeria’s political history.
Members of the cabinet who had previously gone through a screening and confirmation process at the National Assembly is a melting pot of politicians, lawyers, diplomats and technocrats with experience from within and outside the country.
In terms of demographics, while there are no Persons with Disabilities (PWD), and no Ministers of Youth age (as classified by Nigeria’s Youth Policy 2019), the cabinet boasts of eight (8) women.
| Demography (Gender, Equality and Social Inclusion) | Total Ministers | Percentage |
| Women | 8 | 18% |
| Youth (15 – 29) | 0 | 0% |
| Persons with Disabilities (PWD) | 0 | 0% |
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For distribution along the lines of geo-political zones, the North West and South West zones produced the highest number; boasting of nine Ministers (20%) each. The North Central and South South geo-political zones boast of eight Ministers (18%) each, while the North East and South East zones have the lowest representation with seven (16%) and five Ministers (11%), respectively.
| Geo-Political Zone | Total Ministers | Percentage |
| North West | 9 | 20% |
| South West | 9 | 20% |
| South South | 8 | 18% |
| North Central | 8 | 18% |
| North East | 7 | 16% |
| South East | 5 | 11% |
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Facts on political demography show that 15 (33%) out of the 48 Minister-Designates are Ex-Lawmakers in the National and State Assemblies, Ex-Ministers are 4 (9%) while Ex-Governors and Ex-Deputy Governors shared 8 (18%) and 2 (4%) respectively.
| Political Demography | Total Ministers | Percentage |
| Former Lawmakers | 18 | 40% |
| Former Governors | 8 | 18% |
| Former Ministers | 4 | 9% |
| Former Deputy Governors | 2 | 4% |
Importantly also, eighteen (40%) former lawmakers from local, state and federal Assemblies in the country, with four of them being serving lawmakers in the Tenth National Assembly before their appointment. Below is a list of the sixteen ex-lawmakers now serving as Ministers in the Federal Executive Council (FEC) inaugurated this Monday.
| S/N | MINISTER | PORTFOLIO | STATE/GEO-POLITICAL ZONE | LEGISLATIVE EXPERIENCE |
| 1 | Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha | Labour, and Employment (Minister of State) | Abia/South East | Four-time House of Representatives Member & former Deputy Chief of the House of Representatives |
| 2 | Hon. Ekperipe Ekpo | Petroleum Resources (Gas) – Minister of State | Akwa Ibom/South South | One-time House of Representatives Member |
| 3 | Hon. Yusuf Maitama Tuggar | Foreign Affairs | Bauchi/North East | One-time House of Representatives Member |
| 4 | Abubakar Momoh | Niger Delta | Edo/South South | Two-time House of Representatives Member |
| 5 | Hon. Zephaniah Jisalo | Special Duties | FCT/North Central | Two-time House of Representatives Member |
| 6 | Hon. Yusuf Tanko Sununu | Education (Minister of State) | Kebbi/North West | Two-time House of Representatives Member |
| 7 | Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo | Interior | Ondo/South West | Two-time House of Representatives Member |
| 8 | Simon Bako Lalong | Labour and Employment | Plateau/North Central | Two-time Speaker, Plateau State House of Assembly |
| 9 | Hon. Bello Muhammad Goronyo
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Water Resources and Sanitation (Minister of State) | Sokoto/North West | One-time Deputy Speaker and Two-time Member, Sokoto State House of Assembly
Deputy Speaker, SOHA (2015) |
| 10 | Hon. Bello Matawalle | Defence (Minister of State) | Zamfara/North West | Two-time House of Representatives Member |
| 11 | Senator Heineken Lokpobiri | Petroleum Resources (Oil) – Minister of State | Bayelsa/South South | Two-time Senator, One-time Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly |
| 12 | Senator Abubakar Kyari | Agriculture and Food Security | Borno/North East | One-time House of Assembly Member, One time House of Representatives Member and Two-time Senator |
| 13 | Senator John Enoh | Sports | Cross Rivet/South South | Two-time Senator, Three-time House of Representatives Member, One-time Member of the Cross River State House of Assembly |
| 14 | Senator David Nweze Umahi | Works | Ebonyi/South East | One-time Senator/Deputy Leader of the Senate |
| 15 | Senator Alkali Ahmed Saidu | Tansportation | Gombe/North East | One-time Senato |
| 16 | Senator Atiku Bagudu | Budget and National Planning | Kebbi/North West | Two-time Senator |
| 17 | Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi | Agriculture and Food Security(Minister of State) | Niger/North Central | Three-time Senator, One-time Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate |
| 18 | Senator Ibrahim Geidam | Police Affairs | Yobe?North East | Two-time Senator |
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Other Ministers inaugurated by the President include:
- Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice – Lateef Fagbemi
- Minister of Defence – Mohammed Badaru
- Minister of State, Police Affairs – Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim
- Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy – Wale Edun
- Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment – Doris Anite
- Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare – Ali Pate
- Minister of State, Health and Social Welfare – Tunji Alausa
- Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation – Betta Edu
- Minister of Education – Tahir Maman
- Minister of Power – Adebayo Adelabu
- Minister of Solid Minerals Development – Dele Alake
- Minister of Steel Development – Shuaibu A. Audu
- Minister of Information and National Orientation – Muhammed Idris
- Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy – Bosun Tijani
- Minister of Innovation Science and Technology – Uche Nnaji
- Minister of Marine & Blue Economy – Adegboyega Oyetola
- Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development – Festus Keyamo
- Minister of State, Environment and Ecological Management – Ishak Salako
- Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation – Joseph Utsev
- Minister of Housing and Urban Development – Ahmed M. Dangiwa
- Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development – Abdullah T. Gwarzo
- Minister of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy – Hannatu Musawa
- Minister of Tourism – Lola Ade-John
- Minister of Women Affairs – Uju Kennedy
- Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) – Nyesom Wike
- Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) – Mairiya Mahmud
