NAMES AND POSITIONS OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENTS AND PARASTATALS OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF

1. Dr , President,

Bayelsa, South-South

2. Arch. Namadi Sambo,

Vice President, Kaduna, North-West

3. Senator , Senate President, Benue, North-Central

4. Justice Dahiru Musdapher, Chief Justice of Nigeria, Jigawa, North-West

5. Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, House of Reps Speaker, Sokoto, North-West

6. Senator , Deputy Senate President, Enugu, South-East

7. Justice Dalhatu Adamu, President Court of Appeal, Niger, North-Central

8. Chief Emeka Ihedioha, Deputy Speaker House of Reps, Imo, South-East

9. Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, SGF, Ebonyi, South-East

10. Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, Senate Majority Leader, C/River, S/South

11. Hon , House Majority Leader, Oyo, South-West

MINISTERS

12. Barrister Emeka Wogu, Labour, Abia, South-East

13. Hajia Zainab Maina, Women Affairs, Adamawa, North-East 14. Professor Ita Okon Bassey Ewa, Science & Tech, Akwa Ibom, South- South

15. Mrs -Ogiemwonyi, Avia tion, Anambra, South-East

16. Senator Bala Mohammed, FCT, Bauchi, North-East

17. Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, Petroleum, Bayelsa, South-South

18. Comrade Abba Moro, Interior, Benue, North- Central

19. Elder Godsday Orubebe, Niger Delta Affairs, Delta, South-South

20. Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, Health, Ebonyi, South-East

21. Arch. Mike Onolememen, Works, Edo, South-South

22. Navy Capt Caleb Olubolade (rtd), Police Affairs, Ekiti, South-West

23. Professor Barth Nnaji, Power, Enugu, South- East

24. Alhaji Yusuf Suleiman, Sports, Sokoto, North-West

25. Professor Ruqayatu Rufai, Education, Jiga wa, North-West

26. Dr. Shamsudeen Usman, National Planning, Kano, North-West

27. Arch. Mohammed Musa Sada, Mines & Steel Devt, Katsina, North-West

28. Dr. Bello Mohammed, Defence, Kebbi, North-West

29. Mr. Mohammed B. Adoke (SAN), AGF/ Justice, Kogi, North-Central

30. Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, Youth Devt, Kwara, North-Central

31. Mr. Olusegun O. Aganga, Trade & Investment, Lagos, South-West

32. Mr. Labaran Maku, Information & Comm, Nasarawa, North-Central

33. Amb. , Foreign Affairs, Ogun, South-West

34. Senator Idris A Umar, Transport, Gombe, North-East

35. Omobola Johnson Olubusola, Communica tion Tech, Ondo, South-West 36. Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Finance & Economy, Delta, South-South

37. Edem Duke, Culture&Tourism, Cross River, South-South

38. Hadiza Ibrahim Mailafa, Environment, Kaduna, North-West

39. Ama Pepple, Lands and Housing, Rivers, South-South

40. Akinwunmi Ayo Adesina, Agric & Natural Resources, Ogun, South-West

41. Sarah Reng Ochekpe, Water Resources, Plateau, North-Central

MINISTERS OF STATE

42. Hajia Zainab Ibrahim Kuchi, Niger Delta Affairs, Niger, North-Central

43. Alhaji Bukar Tijani, Agric & Natural Resources, Borno, North-East

44. Professor Viola Onwuliri, Foreign Affairs (I), Imo, South-East

45. Dr. Samuel Ioraer Ortom, Trade & Invest ment, Benue, North-Central

46. Erelu Olusola Obada, Defence, Osun, South- West

47. Mrs. Olajumoke Akinjide, FCT, Oyo, South- West

48. Yerima Lawal Ngama, Finance, Yobe, North-East

49. Dr. Yerima Lawal Ngama, Finance, Yobe, North-East

50. Amb. Bashir Yugudu, Works, Zamfara, North-West

51. Nurudeen Mohammed, Foreign Affairs ( II), Jigawa, North-West

52. Nyesom Wike, Education, Rivers, South- South

53. Mohammed Pate, Health, Bauchi, North- East

OTHER TOP POSTS 54. Air Chief Oluseyi Petinrin, Chief of Defence Staff, Osun, South-West

55. Lt Gen Onyeabo Azubuike Ihejirika,Chief of Army Staff, Abia, South-East

56. Air Marshal Mohammed Dikko Umar, Chief of Air Staff, Kano, North-West

57. Vice-Admiral Ola Ibrahim, Chief of Naval Staff, Kwara, North-Central

58. Hafiz Abubakar Ringim, Inspector-Gener al of Police, Jigawa, North-West

59. Mr. Ita Ekpenyong, Director-General, SSS, Cross River, South-South

60. Mrs Rosemary Chinyere Uzoma, CG, Immigration, Abia, South-East

61 Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko Inde, CG, Customs, Katsina, North-West

62. Mr. Olusola Ogundipe, CG Prisons, Ogun, South-West

63. Alhaji Isa Bello Sali, Head of Service, Adamawa, North-East

64. Gen. Andrew Azazi, NSA to Jonathan, Bayelsa, South-South

65. Malam Lamido Sanusi, CBN Governor, Kano, North-West

66. Mr Austen Oniwon, NNPC GMD, Kogi, North-Central

67. Andrew Obaji, Director, DPR, Delta, South-South

68. Engr Goody Chike Egbuji, Secretary, PPPRA, Enugu, South-East

69. Mr Rabe Darma, Secretary, PTDF, Kano, North-West

70. Mrs Adefunke Kasali, Secretary, PEF, Ogun, South-West

71. Mr. Samuel Orkura, Auditor-General of the Federation, Benue, North-Central

72. Mrs Farida Waziri, Chairman, EFCC, Benue, North-Central

73. Mr Elias N Mbam, Chairman, RMAFC, South-East

74 Prof. Attahiru Jega, Chairman, INEC, Kebbi, North-West

75. Chief Anthony Anenih, Chairman NPA, Edo, South-South 76. Mr Francis Elechi, Chairman, ICPC, Rivers, South-South

77. Engr, Emeka Eze, DG, BPP, South-East 78. Mrs Bolanle Onagoruwa, DG, BPE, Ogun, South-West

79. Femi Ajayi DG, NDLEA, Kwara, North- Central

80. Alhaji Muktar Tafawa-Balewa, Chairman, NAPEP, Bauchi, North-East

81: Dr. Eugene Juwah, Vice Chairman, NCC, Delta, South-South

82. Mrs. Ifueko Omoigui–Okauru, Chair man, FIRS, Delta, South-South

Composition of President Goodluck Jobathan’s cabinet and Government

Of President Jonathan’s 42 ministers, there are only 12 women compared to 30 men. The North has 22 ministers to the South’s 20. The South-East produced only five ministers. North-West and South- South top the ladder with eight ministers each while South-West, North-East and North-Central each has seven ministers.

A further breakdown shows that the South-South, where the President hails from and which produced the Majority Leader of the Senate, superintends over seven ministries – Finance & Economy, Works, Petroleum, Niger Delta Affairs, Science & Technology, Culture & Tourism and Lands & Housing.

The North-West, which produced the Vice President, Chief Justice of Nigeria and Speaker of the House of Representatives is in charge of six ministries -Defence, Mines & Steel Development, National Planning, Education, Environment and Sports.

On their heels is the North-Central, which in addition to producing the Senate President and President of the Court of Appeal, oversees five ministries such as Interior, Justice, Youth Development, Information & Communication and Water Resources.

The South-West, which produced Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, is in-charge of five ministries, namely: Foreign Affairs, Trade & Investment, Police Affairs, Agriculture & Natural Resources and Communication Technology. The South-East produced four core ministers – Labour, Aviation, Health and Power in addition to having the Deputy Senate President, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Secretary to the Government of the Federation.

In like manner, the North-East produced only three core ministers – Transport, FCT and Women Affairs.

Other appointments

The North-West and South-South also led the park in appointments into top positions such as service chiefs and leading government agencies with nine slots each. The South-East has eight; North-Central, seven; South-West five; and North-East, two. Figuratively, out of 865 top positions, North-West has 218 (25%); North-Central cornered 154 (17.80%), North-East, 139 or 16.07 %; South-South, 158 (18.27%), South-West, 167 or 19.31%; and South-East, 123 slots (14.22 %).

Gender balance

There are only 12 (28.57 per cent) female ministers out of which only eight are supervising ministers. Out of 154 top slots including governors and deputy governors, women only account for 21 or 13.64 per cent, a far cry from the internationally stipulated 30 per cent affirmative action. There is no female governor. Women currently produced three deputy governors.