Ministries of Kaduna State

Ministries of Kaduna State
State
Nicknames:  Centre of Learning
Location of Kaduna State in Nigeria
Coordinates: 10°20′N7°45′E / 10.333°N 7.750°E / 10.333; 7.750
Country	Nigeria
Established	27 May 1967
Capital	Kaduna
Government
•  Governor [1]	Uba Sani (APC)
• Deputy Governor	Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe
Area
• Total	46,053 km2 (17,781 sq mi)
• Rank	4th of 36
Time zone	UTC+01 (WAT)
postal code	8000014
ISO 3166 code	NG-KD
Website	Kaduna State Ministries

Ministries of Kaduna State are official branches legally approved by the state government for carrying a specific project inside Kaduna State. The ministries are govern by appointed commissioners by the state governor and approved by the State House of Assembly.. ^[2] In 2019 the governor of the state Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai cut down the rate of ministries from 19 to 14 ministries. ^[3] The governor signed an executive order to create another three new ministries apart from the old ones. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Ministries

The governor of the state made a new structure, He signed an Executive Order to create and restructure ministries in Kaduna State. The order abolishes the Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Tourism, the Ministry of Rural & Community Development and the Ministry of Water Resources. It amends the mandates of the ministries responsible for local government, women and social development, works and sports. ^[6]

s/n	Ministry	Commissioner		Websites
1	Ministry of Agriculture	Murtala Dabo		Kaduna State Ministry of agriculture
2	Planning and Budget Commission	Mukhtar Ahmed		Kaduna State Ministry of budget
3	Ministry of Business, Innovation and Technology	Patience Fakai		Kaduna State Ministry of commerce
4	Ministry of Education	Prof. Mohammed Sani Bello		Kaduna State Ministry of education
5	Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources	Abubakar Buba		Kaduna State Ministry of Environment
6	Ministry of Finance	Shizzer Nasara Joy Bada		Kaduna State Ministry of finance
7	Ministry of Justice	Sani Shuaibu		Kaduna State Ministry of justice
8	Ministry of Health	Ummi Kaltume Ahmed		Kaduna State Ministry of health
9	Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs	Sadiq Mamman Lagos		Kaduna State Ministry of local government
10	Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs	Overseeing Commissioner: Samuel Aruwan		Kaduna State Ministry of rural
11	Ministry of Housing and Urban Development	Aminu Abdullahi Shagali		Kaduna State Ministry of water
12	Ministry of Human Services and Social Development	Salisu Rabi		Kaduna State Ministry of women
13	Ministry of Public Works and Infrastructure	Arc (Dr.) Ibrahim Hamza		Kaduna State Ministry of works
14	Ministry of Sports Development	Prof. Benjamin Kumai Gugong		Kaduna State Ministry of youth
Source: [7]

References

1. See List of governors of Kaduna State for a list of prior governors
2. "El-Rufai nominates 11 Commissioners for Kaduna". Premium Times . 2019-07-03. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
3. "Governor El-Rufai releases new governance structure for Kaduna - FULL DETAILS - Premium Times Nigeria". Premium Times . 2019-06-15. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
4. Agbese, rew; Kaduna (2019-06-15). "Kaduna creates three new ministries, including ministry for internal security". Daily Trust . Retrieved 2020-04-06.
5. "El-Rufai orders massive recruitment into ministries, agencies - P.M. News". www.pmnewsnigeria.com. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
6. "Governor El-Rufai releases new governance structure for Kaduna - FULL DETAILS - Premium Times Nigeria". Premium Times . 2019-06-15. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
7. "Ministries – Kaduna State Government" . Retrieved 2020-04-10.