Akwa Ibom-born technocrat and politician, Umana Okon Umana is in-charge of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, while new Ministers are assigned and old re-assigned different portfolios.
Umana replaced Senator Godswill Akpabio joined other new ministers in taking the oath of office shortly before the commencement of the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the council chambers of the State House in Abuja.
Until his new assignment, Umana the 2015 All Progressives Congress governorship candidate for Akwa Ibom was the Managing Director of Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority in Nigeria (OGFZA).
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He joined Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh – Abia State, Odum Odih – Rivers State and Ademola Adewole Adegoroye – Ondo State, the first batch of those sworn.
The second batch included Umar Ibrahim El-Yakub – Kano State, Goodluck Nnana Opiah – Imo State and Egwumakama Joseph Nkama – Ebonyi State
Before the swearing in, a minute silence was observed in honour of the outgoing Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Mohammed Barkindo, who died Tuesday night at the age of 63.
The new Ministers were assigned portfolio while some old Ministers were moved round.
The portfolios of the new Ministers and re-shufflement of five old Ministers are:
Umana Okon Umana, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs; Gbemisola Saraki – Minister for State for Mines and Steel, Dr Olorunimbe Mamora – Minister of Science and Technology; Sharon Ikeazor- Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs and Muazu Jaji Sambo; Minister of Transportation.
Others are Umar Ibrahim El yakub; Minister of State for Works and Housing; Goodluck Nanah Opiah; Minister of State for Education; Ekumankama Joseph Nkama; Minister of State for Heath; Ikoh Henry Ikechukwu, Minister of State, Science and Technology; Odum Udi, Minister of State, Environment, and Ademola Adewole Adegoroye- Minister of State, Transportation.
