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.