Ministerial Confirmation: Portfolios not Assigned, Says Presidency

The Presidency has refuted making public any list assigning portfolios to ministers confirmed by the Senate ahead of their swearing in any moment from now.This denial came sequel to the speculated list of portfolios which went viral on social media.Making this known, Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media, Femi Adesina, insisted that the list did not emanate from the presidency as it was not officially signed.According to him, “Any communication from the presidency must be officially signed. Was that list signed by me or Mr. Garba Shehu? Please, ignore it.”The speculated portfolios are as follows: Agric and Natural Resources: Audu Ogbeh (Benue), Agriculture and Natural Resources: Geoffrey Onyema (Enugu), Attorney General: James Ocholi (Kogi), Aviation: Sen Hadi Sirika (Katsina), Defence: Abdulrahman Dambazau (Kano), Defence (State): Dan Ali (Zamfara), Education: Isaac Adewole (Osun), FCT (State): Solomon Dalong (Plateau), Federal Capital Territory: Abubakar Bawa Bwari (Niger), Finance: Okechukwu Enelamah (Abia), Finance (State): Kemi Adeosun (Ogun), Foreign Affairs: Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti), Foreign Affairs (State): Adamu Adamu (Bauchi), Health: Osagie Ehanire (Edo), Information, Communication Technology: Lai Mohammed (Kwara) , Interior: Cladius Omoleye Daramola (Ondo).Others include Labour: Prof Anthony Onwuka (Imo), Mines and Steel Development: Abubakar Malami (Kebbi), National Planning: Amina Mohammed (Gombe), Niger Delta Affairs: Rotimi Amaechi, Niger Delta Affairs (State): Pastor Usani Uguru (Cross River), Petroleum: Ibe Kachikwu (Delta), Police Affairs: Chris Ngige (Anambra), Power: Babatunde Fashola (Lagos), Sports & Youth Development: Heineken Lokpobiri (Bayelsa), Trade and Investment: Udo Udo Udoma (Akwa Ibom), Trade and Investment (State): Zainab Ahmed (Kaduna), Women Affairs: Hajia Khadija Bukar Ibrahim (Yobe), Works & Transport: Ogbonaya Onu (Ebonyi), Works (State): Barr. Adebayo Shittu (Oyo).