The practice of inclusive representation in Nigeria bureaucracy: The federal character principle experience

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Table 1. Composition of some selected key Ministries from 1960 to 2018

S/N	Regime	Minster/Region Defence	Minster/Region Interior	Minster/Region Federal Capital Territory	Minster/Region Mines & Power
1	Balewa 1960–1966	Mohammadu Ridadu/North	Usman Sani Ali/North		Mallam Maitama Sule/North
		Inua Wada/North	ShehuShagari/Norht
2	Gowon 1966–1975	Yakubu Gowon/North	Kam Salem/North		Dr. RusselDikko/North
3	M. Mohammed 19,975–1976	I.D. Bisalla/North	U.A. Shinkafi/North		Mr. Effionm .O. Ekong/South
4	O. Obasanjo 1976–1979	Obasanjo/South	U.A. Shinkafi/North	Adeogun/South	Alh. ShehuKangiwa/North
			Mr. M.O. Yusuf/North
5	Shagari 1979–1983	IyaAbubakar/North	Dr. W. Dosunmu/South	Jatau. Kadiya/North	Ibrahim M. Hassan/North
		AkanbiOniyangi/North	IyaAbubakar/North	I Danmusa/North	Ibrahim M. Hassan/North
			MaitamaSule/North
			Baba Ali/North
6	Buhari 1983–1985	M. Buhari/North	M. Magoro/North	M. Vasta/North	Alh. RilwanLukman/North
		Domkat Bali/North
7	Babangida 1985–1993	Domkat Bali/North	LabertGwam/North	M. Vatsa/North	AVM NuruIman/North
		Sani Abacha/North	John Shagaya/North	H. Adullahi/North
			Bali/North	G. Nasko/North
			A.B. Mamman/North
			Dr. TunjiOlagunju/North
			A. Okene/North
8	Shonekan 1993–1998	S. Abacha/North	S. Yusuf/North	G. Nasko/North	Alh. Hassan Adamu/North
9	Abacha 1993–1998	S. Abacha/North	Alex Ibru/South	J.T. Useni/North	Bashir Dalhatu/North
			B. Dalhatu/North
			B. Kingigbe/North
10	Abubakar 1998–1999	AbubakarAbdusalam/North	M, Yakubu/North	M. Kontogora/North
11	Obasanjo 1999–2007	T.Y. Danjuma/North	S. Afolabi/South	B. Sheri/North	LeselyObiorah/South
		R. Kwankwaso/North	M. Shata/North	M. Abba Gana/North
		T. AgunyiIronsi/South	O. Adeniji/Sout	N El-Rufai/North
12	Yar’ Adua 2007–2010	Y. Ahmed/North	G. Abbe/South	A. Modibbo/North	Sarafa T. Ishola/South
		S. Ibrahim/North	S. Ibrahim/North	A. Aliero/North
		G. Abbe/South
13	Jonathan 2010–2015	Akayode/South	E. Iheanacho/South	B. Mohammed/North	Mohammed M. Sada/North
		Aliyu Mohammed Gusau
14	Buhari 2015 -	Mansur M Dan Ali/North	Abdulrahman Bello/North	Mohammed Bello/North

Source: Sunday Tribune, 7 August 1994, Ibadan, pp. 7–9; Ayoade (1998); Adeosun (2011) Okolo (2014) Adapted and modified by the researchers (2019).

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