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Names and Positions of Heads of Governments and Parastatals of the Federal Republic of Nigeria NAMES AND POSITIONS OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENTS AND PARASTATALS OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA 1. Dr Goodluck Jonathan, President, Bayelsa, South-South 2. Arch. Namadi Sambo, Vice President, Kaduna, North-West 3. Senator David Mark, 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 Ike Ekweremadu, 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 Mulikat Adeola Akande, 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 Stella Oduah-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. Olugbenga Ashiru, 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. .
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