List of ministers of the Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria)
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.
| Minister of Federal Capital Territory | |
|---|---|
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since 21 August 2023 | |
| Federal Capital Territory Administration | |
| Member of | Federal Cabinet |
| Appointer | The President |
| Website | fcta.gov.ng/ |
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Political party: NPN NPP APC PDP Military
| Name
(Born-Died) |
Portrait | Term of Office | Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Military Government (1976–1979) | |||||
| 1 | Mobolaji Ajose-Adeogun
(1927–2023) |
August 1975 | 1979 | Muhammed
(Federal Executive Council) (Federal Executive Council) | |
| Second Republic | |||||
| 2 | John Jatau Kadiya
(1936–1997) |
December 1979 | February 1982 | Shagari
(I) | |
| 3 | Abubakar Iro Danmusa
(1935–2010) |
February 1982 | October 1983 | ||
| 4 | Haliru Dantoro
(1938–2015) |
October 1983 | December 1983 | Shagari
(II) | |
| Military Government (1983–1993) | |||||
| 5 | Mamman Jiya Vatsa
(1940–1986) |
December 1983 | December 1985 | Buhari
(Federal Executive Council) | |
| 6 | Hamza Abdullahi
(1945–2019) |
1986 | 1989 | Babangida
(Federal Executive Council) | |
| 7 | Gado Nasko
(b. 1941) |
1989 | 1989–1993 | ||
| Third Republic (Interim National Government) | |||||
| 7 | Gado Nasko
(b. 1941) |
January 1993 | 17 November 1993 | Shonekan
(I) | |
| Military Government (1993–1999) | |||||
| 8 | Jeremiah Useni
(b. 1943) |
1993 | 1998 | Abacha
(Federal Executive Council) | |
| 9 | Mamman Kontagora
(1944–2013) |
August 1998 | May 1999 | Abubakar
(Federal Executive Council) | |
| Fourth Republic | |||||
| 10 | Ibrahim Bunu
(b. 1950) |
30 June 1999 | 30 January 2001 | Obasanjo
(I) | |
| 11 | Mohammed Abba Gana
(b. 1943) |
8 February 2001 | 17 July 2003 | ||
| 12 | Nasir el-Rufai
(b. 1960) |
|
17 July 2003 | 27 July 2007 | Obasanjo
(II) |
| 13 | Aliyu Modibbo Umar
(b. 1958) |
26 July 2007 | 29 October 2008 | Yar'Adua
(I) | |
| 14 | Adamu Aliero
(b. 1957) |
17 December 2008 | 17 March 2010 | Jonathan
(I) | |
| 15 | Bala Mohammed
(b. 1958) |
8 April 2010 | 28 May 2015 | Jonathan
(II) | |
| 16 | Mohammed Musa Bello
(b. 1959) |
11 November 2015 | 29 May 2023 | Buhari | |
| 17 | Nyesom Wike
(b. 1966) |
21 August 2023 | Incumbent | Tinubu
(I) | |
See also
editReferences
edit- "Nigerian Federal States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
Chigudu Theophilus Tanko: A historical study of the emergence of FCT in Nigeria