List of ministers of the Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria)

Minister of Federal Capital Territory
Incumbent
Nyesom Wike
since 21 August 2023
Federal Capital Territory Administration
Member ofFederal Cabinet
AppointerThe President
Websitefcta.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.

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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)

Obasanjo

(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

(III)

17 Nyesom Wike

(b. 1966)

21 August 2023 Incumbent Tinubu

(I)

See also

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References

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  • "Nigerian Federal States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2009-11-30.

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