President Bola Tinubu has finally sent in the names of the ministerial nominees to the Senate. Senate President, GodsWill Akpabio, on Thursday read the list consisting of 28 nominees which was delivered to him by the Chief of Staff and former Speaker of the House of Representative, Femi Gbajamiabila personally.
Prominent people who made the list are the immediate past Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, and his colleague from Kaduna, Nasir El-Rufai, and former Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi.
However,former Kano State governor and ally of President Bola Tinubu, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso; director-general of Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, Simon Lalong, and secretary of the Council, Hon. James Faleke, were conspicuously missing on the list of 28 ministerial nominees put forward by the President.
28 names were read out by Akpabio without indicating their of State of origin or portfolio as many had expected.
Here are the 28 listed names :
1.Abubakar Momoh
2. Amb. Yusuf Tuggar – Bauchi
3. Arc. Ahmed Dangiwa
4. Barr. Hannatu Musawa – Katsina State
5. Chief Uche Nnaji
6. Dr. Betta Edu – Cross River State
7. Dr. Doris Uzoka
8. Senator David Umahi – Ebonyi State
9. Nyesom Wike – Rivers State
10. Mohammed Badaru Abubakar – Jigawa State
11. Malam Nasir El-Rurai – Kaduna State
12. Hon. Nkiru Onyecheacha – Abia State
13. Hon. Olubunmi Tunji Ojo – Ondo
14. Hon. Stella Okotete – Delta State
15. Hon. Uju Kennedy
16. Bello Mohammed Goronyo – Sokoto State
17. Dele Alake – Ekiti State
18. Lateef Fagbemi, SAN – Kwara State
19. Muhammad Idris – Niger State
20. Waheed Adebayo Adelakun – Oyo State
21. Olawale Edun – Lagos State
22. Iman Suleiman Ibrahim
23. Prof. Ali Pate – Bauchi State
24. Prof. Joseph Utsev – Benue State
25. Senator Abubakar Kyari – Borno State
26. Senator John Enoh – Cross River
27. Senator Sani Abubakar Danladi – Taraba State
28. Hon. Ekperipe Ekpo