Nigeria Acting President Goodluck Jonathan has inaugurate the 38-man cabinet, and decision not to appoint a substantive Minister for the Power Ministry was deliberate as he took charge of the Ministry of Power by himself. The acting President has concluded plans to unveil new initiatives aimed at improving and generating more power supply in the next few days.

Acting President Goodluck Jonathan (middle) in a group photograph with the new members of the Federal Cabinet shortly after the re-constitution of the Executive Council of the Federation at State House in Abuja, yesterday.

The Acting President is to work closely with a world renowned electricity power consultant and the chairman of Independent Power Producers Association of Nigeria, Professor Barth Nnaji, who currently heads government’s sub-committee on power. According to the  special assistant to the Acting President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Ima Niboro, said shortly after the inauguration of the 38-man cabinet, that the Acting President decision not to appoint a substantive Minister for the Power Ministry was deliberate.

He said: “Acting President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, is to take charge of the Power Ministry for now. A new power team is being put in place to work in conjunction with the Professor Barth Nnaji led Power Sub-Committee of the Presidential Advisory council (PAC). This new body is to take charge of a new power initiative to be unveiled in a matter of days.”

The Acting President spokesmen, added that “the Acting President shall chair this body, with the minister of state for power, as deputy chair person. The body is to be made up of experts in the different areas of power, from generation to transmission, distribution and finance”.

I am very happy with this setup, if it is anything to go by, I think better is ahead of bad power problem that has been facing the country since years ago, I think our power problem will reduce drastically, before the last quarter of this year.

Top from left: Communications And Information Minister Prof. Dora Akunyili, Mines and Steel Development Minister, Arc. Musa Mohammed Sada, Works Minister Senator Sanusi Daggash, Foreign Affairs Minister Henry Odein Ajumogobia. At the bottom from left: Commerce And Industry Minister Jubril Martins Kuye, Interior Minister Capt. Emmanuel Ihenacho, Defence Minister Prince Adetokunbo Kayode and Justice Minister Mohammed Bello Adoke.

Below is the list of cabinet, Ministry and name of Ministers:

1. Agriculture

Prof. Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah and Mr. Awodele Najeem  Adewale as Minister of state

2. Justice

Mohammed Bello Adoke, SAN

3. Aviation

Mrs. Fidelia Njeze

4. Commerce & Industry

Sen. Jibril Martins Kuye and Mrs. Josephine Tapgun as Minister of state

5. Culture& Tourism

Abubakar Sadiq A. Mohammed

6. Education

Prof. (Mrs) Ruqayyatu A.  Rufa’i

7. FCT

Senator Bala Muhammed

8. Environment

Mr. John Ogar Odey

9. Finance

Mr. Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga and Mr. Aderemi W. Babalola as Minister of state

10. Foreign Affairs

Mr. Henry Odein Ajumogobia, SAN and Dr. Aliyu Idi Hong as Minister of state

11. Health

Appointment yet to be make, but Alhaji Suleiman Bello is appointed as Minister of state

12. Information & Comm

Prof. Dora Akunyili and Mr. Labaran Maku as Minister of state

13. Interior

Capt. Emmanuel Iheanacho and Mr. Humphrey Enemakwu Abah as Minister of state

14. Labour & Productivity

Mr. Chukwuemeka Ngozichineke Wogu

15. Mines & Steel Devt

Arc.  Musa Mohammed Sada

16. Niger Delta Affairs

Elder Peter Godsday Orubebe and Hon. Samuel Ode as Minister of state

17. Petroleum Resources

Mrs. Dieziani Alison-Madueke

18. Defence

Chief Adetokunbo Kayode, SAN and Murtala Shehu Yar’Adua as Minister of state

19. Power

Ag President Goodluck Jonathan and Arc. Nuhu SomoWya as Minister of state

20. Police Affairs

Alhaji Adamu Waziri

21. Science & Technology

Prof. Muhammed K. Abubakar

22. Special Duties

Navy Capt. Earnest Olubolade (Rtd)

23. Transport

Yusuf Sulaiman

24. Youth Development

Sen. Akinlabi Olasunkanmi

25. Women Affairs

Mrs. Josephine Anenih

26. Natl Planning Comm

Dr. Shamsudeen Usman

27. Natl Sports Comm

Hon. Ibrahim Isa Bio

28. Works

Sen. Sanusi M. Dagash and Engr. Chris Ogiemwonyi as Minister of state

29. Lands, & Urban Devt

Hon. Nduese Essien

I wish all the newly sworn-in Ministers good luck and all the best in office, we are looking on them for better Nigeria.