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Constitution · sections 14(3) and 147(3)

Federal character

The Constitution says the Federal Government must reflect the country’s diversity, so that no few states or ethnic groups dominate it. For the cabinet this is concrete: the President must appoint at least one minister from each of the 36 states.

37 of 37states and the FCT have a minister

48ministers, ministers of state and the Attorney-General

Read the text: section 14(3) and section 147(3).

Ministers by state

Abia State: 1 ministerAdamawa State: 1 ministerAkwa Ibom State: 1 ministerAnambra State: 1 ministerBauchi State: 1 ministerBayelsa State: 1 ministerBenue State: 1 ministerBorno State: 1 ministerCross River State: 1 ministerDelta State: 1 minister

Across the six zones

The zones are not in the Constitution, but appointments are weighed by them in practice.

  • North West12 / 7 states
  • North East6 / 6 states
  • South South6 / 6 states
  • South East5 / 5 states
  • South West10 / 6 states
  • North Central9 / 7 states

State by state

where each minister was nominated from

North West

  • Jigawa State
    • Suwaiba Said Ahmad†Education (State) · source
  • Kaduna State
    • Balarabe Abbas LawalEnvironment · source
    • Christopher Gwabin Musa†Defence · source
  • Kano State
    • Mariya MahmoudFederal Capital Territory (State) · source
    • Yusuf Abdullahi Atah†Housing and Urban Development (State) · source
  • Katsina State
    • Muttaqa Rabe DarmaHousing and Urban Development · source
    • Hannatu Musa MusawaArt, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy · source
Olayemi CardosoOla OlukoyedeMusa Adamu AliyuJoash AmupitanHafsat Abubakar BakariAnthony OjukwuMohammed Bello ShehuVacant seatFemi GbajabiamilaHashimu Salihu ArgunguAyo Hulayat OmidiranBashir AbubakarShaakaa Kanyitor ChiraNasir Isa KwarraTunji OlaopaGeorge AkumeAdebowale AdedokunNuhu RibaduAbel Olumuyiwa EnitanNyesom WikeJoseph Olasunkanmi TegbeShuaibu Abubakar AuduDavid UmahiAyodele OlawandeAbubakar Atiku BaguduMuhammad Ali PateMuhammadu Maigari DingyadiAdegboyega OyetolaChristopher Gwabin MusaTaiwo OyedeleMuttaqa Rabe DarmaLateef Olasunkanmi FagbemiKingsley T. UdehFestus KeyamoJumoke OduwoleOlubunmi Tunji-OjoMaruf Tunji AlausaIdi Mukhtar MaihaBola Ahmed TinubuAbubakar KyariBalarabe Abbas LawalMohammed IdrisImaan Sulaiman-IbrahimBosun TijaniIbrahim GaidamOladele Henry AlakeZephaniah Bitrus JisaloSa'idu AlkaliBianca Odumegwu-OjukwuJoseph Terlumun UtsevHannatu Musa MusawaBernard M. DoroAbubakar MomohKudirat Kekere-EkunKudirat Kekere-EkunMonica Dongban-MensemJohn TsohoMainasara Umar KogoJUDICIALLEGISLATIVEEXECUTIVEFECNATIONAL ASSEMBLYPRESIDENCYFEDERAL BODIESMINISTRIESAbuja, Federal Capital TerritoryPeople of Nigeria
Key

Entities

Relationships

ElectsAppointsConfirmsOverseesChairs
Ebonyi State: 1 ministerEdo State: 1 ministerEkiti State: 1 ministerEnugu State: 1 ministerFederal Capital Territory: 1 ministerGombe State: 1 ministerImo State: 1 ministerJigawa State: 1 ministerKaduna State: 2 ministersKano State: 2 ministersKatsina State: 2 ministersKebbi State: 2 ministersKogi State: 2 ministersKwara State: 1 ministerLagos State: 2 ministersNasarawa State: 1 ministerNiger State: 2 ministersOgun State: 2 ministersOndo State: 3 ministersOsun State: 1 ministerOyo State: 1 ministerPlateau State: 1 ministerRivers State: 1 ministerSokoto State: 2 ministersTaraba State: 1 ministerYobe State: 1 ministerZamfara State: 1 minister
  • None
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3 or more
  • Kebbi State
    • Abubakar Atiku BaguduBudget and Economic Planning · source
    • Yusuf T. SununuHumanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction (State) · source
  • Sokoto State
    • Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi†Labour and Employment · source
    • Bello Muhammad GoronyoWorks (State) · source
  • Zamfara State
    • Bello Mohammed MatawalleDefence (State) · source

    • North East

    • Adamawa State
      • Idi Mukhtar MaihaLivestock Development · source
    • Bauchi State
      • Muhammad Ali PateHealth and Social Welfare · source
    • Borno State
      • Abubakar KyariAgriculture and Food Security · source
    • Gombe State
      • Sa'idu AlkaliTransportation · source
    • Taraba State
      • Uba Maigari AhmaduRegional Development (State) · source
    • Yobe State
      • Ibrahim GaidamPolice Affairs · source

    South South

    • Akwa Ibom State
      • Ekperikpe EkpoPetroleum Resources (State) · source
    • Bayelsa State
      • Heineken LokpobiriPetroleum Resources (State) · source
    • Cross River State
      • John Owan EnohIndustry, Trade and Investment (State) · source
    • Delta State
      • Festus Keyamo†Aviation and Aerospace Development · source
    • Edo State
      • Abubakar MomohRegional Development · source
    • Rivers State
      • Nyesom WikeFederal Capital Territory · source

    South East

    • Abia State
      • Nkiruka OnyejeochaLabour and Employment (State) · source
    • Anambra State
      • Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu†Foreign Affairs · source
    • Ebonyi State
      • David UmahiWorks · source
    • Enugu State
      • Kingsley T. UdehInnovation, Science and Technology · source
    • Imo State
      • Doris Uzoka-AniteBudget and Economic Planning (State) · source

    South West

    • Ekiti State
      • Oladele Henry AlakeSolid Minerals Development · source
    • Lagos State
      • Jumoke Oduwole†Industry, Trade and Investment · source
      • Maruf Tunji AlausaEducation · source
    • Ogun State
      • Bosun TijaniCommunications, Innovation and Digital Economy · source
      • Iziaq Adekunle SalakoHealth and Social Welfare (State) · source
    • Ondo State
      • Ayodele OlawandeYouth Development · source
      • Olubunmi Tunji-OjoInterior · source
      • Taiwo Oyedele†Finance · source
    • Osun State
      • Adegboyega OyetolaMarine and Blue Economy · source
    • Oyo State
      • Joseph Olasunkanmi TegbePower · source

    North Central

    • Benue State
      • Joseph Terlumun UtsevWater Resources and Sanitation · source
    • Federal Capital Territory
      • Zephaniah Bitrus JisaloSpecial Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs · source
    • Kogi State
      • Shuaibu Abubakar AuduSteel Development · source
      • Sola EnikanolaiyeForeign Affairs (State) · source
    • Kwara State
      • Lateef Olasunkanmi FagbemiAttorney-General and Justice · source
    • Nasarawa State
      • Imaan Sulaiman-IbrahimWomen Affairs · source
    • Niger State
      • Mohammed IdrisInformation and National Orientation · source
      • Aliyu Sabi AbdullahiAgriculture and Food Security (State) · source
    • Plateau State
      • Bernard M. DoroHumanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction · source

    Each state comes from the nomination or Senate screening report, except 8 marked †, which use the minister’s recorded hometown. The President, who also holds the Petroleum portfolio, is not counted.