Cabinet of President Umaru Yar'Adua

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Cabinet of President Umaru Yar'Adua
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  Cabinet of Nigeria
Date formedJuly 2007
Date dissolved9 February 2010
People and organisations
Head of state Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
Head of government Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
History
Predecessor Cabinet of President Olusegun Obasanjo
Successor Cabinet of President Goodluck Jonathan

The Cabinet of President Umaru Yar'Adua was made up of the Ministers and Ministers of State appointed by Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua. The cabinet continued to govern for a few weeks under Acting President Goodluck Jonathan after Yar'Adua fell terminally ill.

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History

The cabinet replaced that of Yar'Adua's predecessor President Olusegun Obasanjo, and was named in July 2007, two months after Yar'Adua had assumed office. [1] Yar'Adua created a new cabinet position, the Minister of the Niger Delta, as part of his creation of the Niger Delta Ministry. [2] In October 2008, Yar'Adua announced a major cabinet reshuffle, with 20 of the 41 ministers or ministers of state being dropped from the cabinet. Several of the remaining ministers assumed temporary responsibility for other ministries pending confirmation hearings for the Yar'Adua's new nominees. [3] There was a considerable delay before Yar'Adua swore in sixteen new ministers on 17 December 2008. [4] In July 2009, Yar'Adua announced a minor cabinet shuffle. The Minister of the Interior, retired general Godwin Abbe, was moved to the Defense Ministry, replacing Shettima Mustapha who took his place as Minister of Interior. The Ministers of State of these two ministries also traded places. The move was apparently an effort to speed up resolution of the Niger Delta Conflict. [5]

The cabinet became part of a power struggle within the Nigerian government after Yar'Adua became extremely ill and left Nigeria to seek treatment in Saudi Arabia, without transferring power to Goodluck Johnathan, his vice-president. [6] [7]

Johnathan dissolved the cabinet on 17 March 2010 in what The New York Times called "the strongest assertion yet of his authority over a country where his rule has been challenged". [8] Motives given for the dissolution of the cabinet were Jonathan's desire to take the government in a new direction as well as fighting within the cabinet over how much power Jonathan should exercise as acting president. [8]

Cabinet membership

TitleOfficeholders
Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan May 2009
Secretary Baba Gana Kingibe (July 2007 – Sept 2008)
Mahmud Yayale Ahmed Sept 2008
Agriculture & Water Resources Abba Sayyadi Ruma (July 2007 – March 2010)
Aviation Babatunde Omotoba (Dec 2008 – March 2010)
Commerce and Industry Charles Ugwuh (July 2007 – Oct 2008)
Achike Udenwa (December 2008 – March 2010)
Defence Mahmud Yayale Ahmed (July 2007 – Sept 2008)
Shettima Mustapha (Dec 2008 – July 2009)
Godwin Abbe (July 2009 – March 2010)
Education Igwe Aja-Nwachukwu (July 2007 – Dec 2008)
Sam Egwu (Dec 2008 – March 2010)
Environment Halima Tayo Alao (July 2007 – Oct 2008)
John Odey (Dec 2008 – March 2010) (Reinstated April 2010)
Federal Capital Territory Aliyu Modibbo Umar (July 2007 – Oct 2008)
Adamu Aliero (Dec 2008 – March 2010)
Finance Shamsuddeen Usman (July 2007 – Jan 2009)
Mansur Muhtar (Jan 2009 – March 2010)
Foreign Affairs Ojo Maduekwe (July 2007 – March 2010)
Health Adenike Grange (July 2007 – March 2008)
Babatunde Osotimehin (December 2008 – March 2010)
Information and Communication John Odey (July 2007 – Dec 2008)
Dora Akunyili (December 2008 – March 2010) (Reinstated April 2010)
Interior Godwin Abbe (July 2007 – July 2009)
Shettima Mustapha (July 2009 – March 2010)
Justice (Attorney General) Michael Aondoakaa (July 2007 – February 2010) (Temporarily replaced by Adetokunbo Kayode)
Labour Hassan Muhammed Lawal (July 2007 – Dec 2008)
Adetokunbo Kayode (December 2008 – February 2010)
Mines and Steel Development Sarafa Tunji Ishola (July 2007 – Oct 2008)
Diezani Alison-Madueke (December 2008 – March 2010)
National Planning Commission Mohammed Sanusi Daggash (July 2007 – Oct 2008)
Shamsuddeen Usman (January 2009 – March 2010) (Reinstated April 2010)
Niger Delta Ufot Ekaette (December 2008 – March 2010)
Petroleum Rilwanu Lukman (December 2008 – February 2010)
Police Affairs Ibrahim Lame (December 2008 – March 2010)
Power Rilwan Lanre Babalola (December 2008 – March 2010)
Science & Technology Grace Ekpiwhre (July 2007 – Dec 2008)
Alhassan Bako Zaku (December 2008 – February 2010)
Sports Abdulrahman Gimba (July 2007 – Oct 2008)
Sani Ndanusa (December 2008 – March 2010)
Transport Diezani Alison-Madueke (July 2007 – Dec 2008)
Ibrahim Bio (December 2008 – March 2010)
Tourism, Culture and National Orientation Adetokunbo Kayode (July 2007 – Dec 2008)
Bello Jibrin Gada (December 2008 – March 2010)
Women Affairs Saudatu Bungudu (July 2007 – Oct 2008)
Salamatu Hussaini Suleiman (December 2008 – March 2010)
Works and Housing Hassan Muhammed Lawal (December 2008 – March 2010)
Youth Development Akinlabi Olasunkanmi (July 2007 – March 2010) (Reinstated April 2010)

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References

  1. ↑ "Yar'Adua names cabinet". African News. 27 July 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  2. ↑ Juliana Taiwo (11 September 2008). "Yar'Adua Creates Ministry of Niger Delta". This Day. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  3. ↑ LUCKY NWANKWERE (30 October 2008). "BOOTED OUT!". Daily Sun. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  4. ↑ Anza Philips (24 December 2008). "The Coming of New Helmsmen". Newswatch. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  5. ↑ Daniel Idonor (14 July 2009). "Cabinet Shake-up : Yar'Adua moves Godwin Abbe to Defence Ministry". Vanguard. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  6. ↑ Freda, Yinka; Jude Igbanoi (28 December 2010). "Events That Shaped 2010". This Day. All Africa. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  7. ↑ "Nigeria cabinet split over sick President Yar'Adua". The Nigerian Voice. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  8. 1 2 Nossiter, Adam (17 March 2010). "Acting Leader of Nigeria Dissolves His Cabinet So He can Pick his Own Team". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
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