Tinubu’s Appointments Since 2023 Released Amid Federal Character Controversy (FULL LIST)

“People tend to isolate new appointments so far made by the President to examine them with a tribal lens but it is too early to conclude that appointments are lopsided. Tinubu has barely completed two years in office yet, there are plenty more appointments still coming.”

Sunday Dare said a more expansive view of key federal appointments across major government institutions and agencies shows that the President is on the right track as far as Federal character is concerned.

According to the former Sports Minister, a glance at the list of 134 federal appointments he released shows that the Northern part of this country has a total of 71 appointments compared to 63 for the entire South.

He said: “When you break down the 63 positions given to the South, the South West leads marginally with 26 slots while the South South has 21 positions. The South East with five states has 16 positions.

“So, if we carry out an unbiased analysis, you’ll see that there is no cause for alarm.”

The Presidency has issued a list detailing President Tinubu’s appointments to date:

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 Tranportation

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 of Aviation and Aerospace Development

2. Ekperipe Ekpo
Minister of State, Gas Resources

3. Heineken Lokpobiri
Minister of State, Petroleum Resources

4. John Enoh
Minister of State, Industry, Trade and Investment

5. Nyesom Wike
Minister of Federal Capital Territory

6. Abubakar Momoh
Minister of Regional Development

7. Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla
Chief of Naval Staff

8. Major General Emmanuel Undiandeye
Chief of Defence Intelligence

9. Emomotimi Agama
Director General, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

10. Mrs. Glory Ekpo Oho
Managing Director, Cross River Basin Development Authority

11. Sen. Magnus Abe
Chairman, National Agency for the Great Green Wall

12. Chief (Barr.) Ebikemi Boi Bosin
Chairman, Niger Delta Basin Development Authority

13. Hon. Amgbare Ebitimi
Managing Director, Niger Delta Basin Development Authority

14. Mr. Saleh Abubakar
Director-General, National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW)

15. Dr. Dakorinama Alabo George
Director-General, Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA).

16. Gift Johnbull
SSAP on Community Engagement

17. Emem Nnana Usoro
CBN Deputy Governor

18. O’tega Ogra
SSA, Digital/New Media to the President

19. Mrs. Linda Nwabuwa Akhigbe
SSA, Strategic Communications

20. Rowland Ewubare
Group Chief Operating Officer, NNPCL

21. Nosa Asemota
Special Assistant, Visual Communications to the President

22. Prof. Nenibarini Zabbey
Project Coordinator, HYPREP

South East:

1. Dr. Doris Anite Uzoka
Minister of State for Finance

2. Bianca Ojukwu
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs

3. Nkeiru Onyejiocha
Minister of State for Labour

4. Sen. Dave Umahi
Minister of Works

5. Dr. Uche Nnaji
Minister of Science and Technology

6. Uzoma Nwagba
MD, Credicorp

7. Rt. Hon. Emeka Nduka
Managing Director, Anambra-Imo River Basin Development Authority

8. Adesua Dozie
Company Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, NNPCL

9. Hon. Mark Okoye
MD/CEO, South-East Development Commission (SEDC)

10. Philip Ikeazor
Deputy Governor for Financial System Stability, CBN

11. Sophia Mbakwe
Executive Vice President of Business Services, NNPCL

12. Mr. John Ugochukwu Uwajumogu
Special Adviser, Industry, Trade and Investment

13. Chioma Nweze
SSAP on Community Engagement

14. Kingsley Stanley Nkwocha
SSA to the President, Media and Communication (Office of VP)

15. Kingsley Uzoma
SSA to the President on Agribusiness & Productivity Enhancement (Office of VP)

16. Mr. Fredrick Nwabufo
SSA to the President on Public Engagement