President Bola Tinubu has finally sent the list of 28 Nigerians as ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening and confirmation of their appointments.
This was made known by the Senate President Godswill Akpabio, who read out the president’s letter to that effect addressed to him at the start of plenary on Tuesday.
Prominent nominees on the list include, former Governors Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State; Nyesom Wike of Rivers; Muhammad Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa and David Umahi of Ebonyi, who is presently the Deputy Leader of the Senate.
Others are the Deputy National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Abubakar Kyari; National Woman Leader of the party, Dr. Beta Edu; legal luminary, Barrister Lateef Fagbemi, SAN; and the Special Adviser on Media, Communication and Special Duties to the President, Dele Alake.
Below is the full list:
- Abubakar Momoh
- Amb Yusuf Maitama Tukur
- Architect Ahmad Dangiwa
- Hanatu Musawa
- Chief Uche Nnaji
- Beta Edu
- Doris Aniche Usika
- David Umahi
- Nyesom Wike
- Mohamed Badaru
- Nasir El-Rufai
- Ekperikpe Ekpo
- Nkiru Onyejiocha
- Olubumi Ojo
- Stella Okotekpe
- Uju Kennedy
- Bello Mohammed Goroyo
- Dele Alake
- Lateef Fagbemi
- Mohammed Idris
- Edu muhi
22 Wahid Adebayo Adelabu
- Imma Suleiman
- Ali pate
- Joseph uasi
26.Abubaka kyari
- John Eno
- Sani Abubakar Damladi