Buhari: See rumoured list of president’s 30 ministers with portfolios

The upper legislative chamber completed the screening and confirmation of Buhari's ministers on Thursday, October 29, 2015.

President Muhammadu Buhari’s 36 ministerial nominees have been confirmed by the Senate.

The upper legislative chamber completed the exercise on Thursday, October 29, 2015.

A list of 30 ministerial candidates and their supposed portfolios has been released.

They are:

1. Agriculture and Natural Resources - Audu Ogbeh

2. Agriculture and Natural Resources (State) - Geoffrey Onyema

3. Attorney General - James Ocholi

4. Aviation - Senator Hadi Sirika

5. Defense - Abdulrahman Dambazau

6. Defence (State) – Brigadier General Mansur Mohammed Dan Ali

7. Education – Professor Isaac Adewole

8. Federal Capital Territory - Abubakar Bawa Bwari

9. FCT (State) - Solomon Dalong

10. Finance - Okechukwu Enelamah

11. Finance (State) - Kemi Adeosun

12. Foreign Affairs- Kayode Fayemi

13. Foreign Affairs (State) - Adamu Adamu

14. Health - Osagie Ehanire

15. Information, Communication Technology - Lai Mohammed

16. Interior - Cladius Omoleye Daramola

17. Labour - Prof Anthony Onwuka

18. Mines and Steel Development - Abubakar Malami

19. National Planning - Amina Mohammed

20. Niger Delta Affairs - Rotimi Amaechi

21. Niger Delta Affairs (State) - Pastor Usani Uguru

22. Petroleum - Ibe Kachikwu

23. Police Affairs - Chris Ngige

24. Power - Babatunde Fashola

25. Sports & Youth Development - Heineken Lokpobiri

26. Trade and Investment - Udo Udo Udoma

27. Trade and Investment (State) - Zainab Ahmed

28. Women Affairs - Hajia Khadija Bukar Ibrahim

29. Works & Transport - Ogbonaya Onu

30. Works (State) Barr. Adebayo Shittu

The Presidency has however denied releasing the list adding that no ministerial candidate has been assigned a portfolio.