Ministerial List: President Buhari Appoints Himself As Petroleum Minister

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is to take personal charge of the country’s Petroleum Ministry, his spokesman said on Tuesday. Reports from New York, where Buhari has been attending the UN General Assembly, quoted the president as saying he would be minister of petroleum resources, with a junior minister taking charge of day-to-day affairs in the sector.

“Confirmed. He said so,” his spokesman, Femi Adesina told AFP in a text message, without giving additional details.