The Minister of Water Resources of
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
is a cabinet official in the Nigerian Federal Executive Council.
The Minister is assisted by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Water Resources, a career civil servant. The current Minister of Water Resources is Engineer
Suleiman Hussein Adamu
Suleiman Hussein Adamu is a Nigerian Engineer and the Minister, Nigerian Federal Ministry of Water Resources. He commissioned the Ogbia Regional Water Project in Otuoke, Bayelsa State. He was appointed the Minister of Water Resources by the Pr ...
and the permanent secretary is Dr.
Musa Wen Ibrahim At various times the ministry has been amalgamated with the
Federal Ministry of Agriculture
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is a Ministry of the Federal Government of Nigeria that has the mandate to ensure food security in crop, livestock and fisheries, stimulate agricultural employment and services, promote t ...
.
In April 2010 when
Goodluck Jonathan
Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan (born 20 November 1957)Lawson Heyford, ''The Source'' (Lagos), 11 December 2006. is a Nigerian politician who served as the President of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015. He lost the 2015 presidential election to fo ...
appointed
Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah as
Minister of Agriculture
An agriculture ministry (also called an) agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, or agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development) is a ministry charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister ...
, the
Ministry of Water Resources Ministry of water resources may refer to:
* Ministry of Water Resources (Bangladesh)
* Ministry of Water Resources (India)
* Ministry of Water Resources (Iraq)
* Minister of Water Resources (Nigeria)
* Ministry of Water Resources (Pakistan)
* Minis ...
became separate from the Ministry of Agriculture.
Ministers of Water Resources
See also
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Federal Ministries of Nigeria
The Federal Ministries of Nigeria are civil service departments that are responsible for delivering various types of government service. Each ministry is headed by a Permanent Secretary who reports to a Minister in the Federal Cabinet.
Some gov ...
*
Nigerian Civil Service
The Nigerian Civil Service consists of employees in Nigerian government agencies other than the military and police. Most employees are career civil servants in the Nigerian ministries, progressing based on qualifications and seniority. Recently ...
References
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Lists of government ministers of Nigeria
Water ministries
2010 establishments in Nigeria