List of ministers of the Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria)

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Minister of Federal Capital Territory
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Incumbent
Nyesom Wike
since 21 August 2023
Federal Capital Territory Administration
Member of Federal Cabinet
AppointerThe president
Website fcta.gov.ng/

This is a list of ministers of the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria . The Federal Capital Territory was formed in 1976 from parts of former Nasarawa, Niger, and Kogi States.

The minister of the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria is the head of the Federal Capital Territory Administration and a member of the Federal Executive Council.

Political party:   NPN    NPP    APC    PDP    Military

Name

(Born-Died)

PortraitTerm of OfficeCabinet
Military Government (1976–1979)
1 Mobolaji Ajose-Adeogun

(1927–2023)

August 19751979 Muhammed

(Federal Executive Council)

Obasanjo

(Federal Executive Council)

Second Republic
2 John Jatau Kadiya

(1936–1997)

December 1979February 1982 Shagari

(I)

3 Abubakar Iro Danmusa

(1935–2010)

February 1982October 1983
4 Haliru Dantoro

(1938–2015)

October 1983December 1983 Shagari

(II)

Military Government (1983–1993)
5 Mamman Jiya Vatsa

(1940–1986)

December 1983December 1985 Buhari

(Federal Executive Council)

6 Hamza Abdullahi

(1945–2019)

19861989 Babangida

(Federal Executive Council)

7 Gado Nasko

(b. 1941)

19891989–1993
Third Republic (Interim National Government)
7Gado Nasko

(b. 1941)

January 199317 November 1993 Shonekan

(I)

Military Government (1993–1999)
8 Jeremiah Useni

(b. 1943)

19931998 Abacha

(Federal Executive Council)

9 Mamman Kontagora

(1944–2013)

August 1998May 1999 Abubakar

(Federal Executive Council)

Fourth Republic
10 Ibrahim Bunu

(b. 1950)

30 June 199930 January 2001Obasanjo

(I)

11 Mohammed Abba Gana

(b. 1943)

8 February 200117 July 2003
12 Nasir el-Rufai

(b. 1960)

Nasir Ahmed el-Rufai 2023.jpg 17 July 200327 July 2007Obasanjo

(II)

13 Aliyu Modibbo Umar

(b. 1958)

26 July 200729 October 2008 Yar'Adua

(I)

14 Adamu Aliero

(b. 1957)

17 December 200817 March 2010 Jonathan

(I)

15 Bala Mohammed

(b. 1958)

8 April 201028 May 2015Jonathan

(II)

16 Mohammed Musa Bello

(b. 1959)

11 November 201529 May 2023Buhari

(III)

17 Nyesom Wike

(b. 1966)

21 August 2023Incumbent Tinubu

(I)

See also

References

Chigudu Theophilus Tanko: A historical study of the emergence of FCT in Nigeria