President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday forwarded a fresh list of 19 ministerial nominees to the Senate for confirmation.
Among the nominees are former Osun State governor, Adegboyega Oyetola; former Kebbi governor Atiku Bagudu; former Zamfara governor, Bello Matawalle; former Yobe governor, Ibrahim Geidam; former Plateau governor, Simon Lalong; a former senator from Bayelsa State, Heineken Lokpobiri and Shuiabu Abubakar Audu, son of a former Kogi State governor, Abubakar Audu.
Three other former senators are on the new list – Sabi Abdullahi from Niger State, Alkali Ahmed Saidu from Gombe State and Heineken Lokpobori from Bayelsa State.
Also on the list is Zephaniah Jisalo, an indigene of Abuja. Mr Jisalo is a former chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC).
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the names at the plenary after it concluded the screening of the 28 ministerial nominees.
With the new list, the number of nominees is now 47.
The Chief of State, Femi Gbajabiamila, delivered the list to the Senate President while the Senate was in the Committee of the Whole, considering the remaining six ministerial nominees.
Mr Akpabio said the Senate would reconvene on Friday to commence the screening of the new ministers-designate.
President Tinubu had last Thursday forwarded a list of 28 ministerial nominees to the Senate for confirmation. The former nominees whose screening was concluded on Wednesday were drawn from 25 states, while the new list contains nominees from the remaining 11 states and FCT.
See the full list below:
Abdullahi Tijjani Gwarzo
Bosun Tijani
Dr Maryam Shetty,
Isiaka Salako
Tunji Alausa
Dr Yusuf Tanko Sununu
Adegboyega Oyetola
Atiku Bagudu
Bello Matawalle
Ibrahim Geidam
Simon Lalong
Lola Ade John
Shuaibu Abubakar Audu
Prof Tahir Mamman
Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi
Senator Alkali Ahmed Saidu
Senator Heineken Lokpobori
Uba Maigari Ahmadu
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