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Coordinate all economic ministries, stabilise fiscal policy, establish the Sovereign Wealth Fund, and drive the Transformation Agenda's economic reform programme.

A former World Bank Managing Director returning for a second stint as Finance Minister, Okonjo-Iweala was widely regarded as the most credible technocrat in the cabinet. She helped establish the NSIA, pushed through the 2014 GDP rebasing, and maintained relatively disciplined fiscal management for most of the term, though she also faced criticism over her proximity to the fuel subsidy and NNPC controversies as the most senior economic official.

Oversee the oil and gas sector, manage the NNPC, advance the stalled Petroleum Industry Bill, and reform the fuel subsidy and crude-for-product swap arrangements.

Alison-Madueke held the petroleum portfolio for the entirety of Jonathan's elected term, making her one of its most powerful and most controversial figures. The Petroleum Industry Bill remained unpassed throughout her tenure, subsidy-related fraud proliferated on her watch, and she later became the central figure in some of the largest corruption allegations to emerge from the administration after leaving office.

Modernise airport infrastructure, improve aviation safety following a series of fatal crashes, and oversee the ₦140 billion Aviation Intervention Fund.

Oduah's tenure was defined by the 2013 revelation that she had authorised the purchase of two armoured BMW cars for her office at a cost of roughly ₦255 million, at a time when many regional airports lacked basic safety equipment. A National Assembly probe found procurement irregularities, and she was dropped from the cabinet in a January 2014 reshuffle without facing criminal prosecution.

Provide federal legal guidance, coordinate corruption prosecutions, and resolve outstanding disputes over Nigeria's oil block licensing, including the OPL 245 (Malabu) block.

Adoke served as Attorney-General for the entirety of Jonathan's elected term. He personally signed off on the 2011 resolution of the OPL 245 Malabu oil block dispute, a deal later at the centre of one of the largest bribery investigations in the international oil industry, with prosecutors in Italy and Nigeria alleging that roughly $1.1 billion paid by Shell and Eni was substantially diverted to political figures and middlemen rather than the Nigerian treasury.

Modernise Nigeria's agricultural input distribution system, expand access to credit and fertiliser for smallholder farmers, and grow non-oil agricultural exports.

Adesina's Growth Enhancement Scheme replaced a corruption-riddled fertiliser distribution system with an electronic wallet ('e-wallet') voucher scheme that reached over 14 million farmers directly, widely cited as one of the administration's genuine success stories. He went on to be elected President of the African Development Bank in 2015, a reflection of the international credibility his tenure built.

Drive the privatisation of the unbundled PHCN successor companies and attract private investment into generation and distribution.

A respected power sector engineer credited with technically advancing the privatisation process, Nnaji resigned in August 2012 after disclosure that his own company, Geometric Power, had a stake in one of the transactions the ministry was overseeing — a conflict of interest he said he wanted to avoid, but which also raised questions about oversight of the privatisation process he had helped design.

Complete the power sector privatisation process begun under his predecessor and stabilise the post-handover transition for the newly private Discos and Gencos.

Nebo oversaw the completion of the privatisation handover in November 2013, the term's single largest power sector milestone. However, average electricity delivered to the national grid did not meaningfully improve during his tenure, constrained by gas supply shortfalls and the new private owners' limited capacity to invest quickly in ageing infrastructure.

Manage government communications, publicise the Transformation Agenda's achievements, and coordinate the government's messaging on Boko Haram and the fuel subsidy crisis.

Maku was a consistent public defender of the administration through several difficult episodes, including the 2012 subsidy protests and the escalating insurgency. His messaging on Boko Haram's scale and the government's capacity to contain it was frequently criticised as overly optimistic relative to events on the ground, particularly around the Chibok abduction response.

As Minister of State for Education, support basic education delivery; later, as FCT Minister from 2013, oversee Abuja's infrastructure, sanitation, and urban development.

Wike built a reputation as an assertive, hands-on administrator during his time overseeing Abuja, launching visible infrastructure and sanitation projects. He remained a close Jonathan and PDP loyalist through the turbulent 2014-2015 period, later returning to his home state of Rivers to be elected governor shortly after Jonathan left office.

Improve basic education access and quality, address the Almajiri out-of-school children crisis in the North, and implement the Universal Basic Education programme.

Rufa'i's tenure saw the launch of the Almajiri Education Programme, building dozens of integrated schools intended to bring Quranic school pupils into the formal education system. However, Nigeria's out-of-school children numbers remained among the highest in the world throughout her time in office, and the security deterioration in the North-East disrupted schooling in the areas the programme most needed to reach.