President Bola Tinubu has sent the second batch of ministerial nominees to the Senate.
Chief of Staff to the president, Femi Gbajabiamila, submitted the second batch of President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial list to the Senate on Wednesday.
The second nominees’ list is a follow-up to the initial list of 28 ministerial nominees announced by Senate President Godswill Akpabio last week.
The nominees are Ahmed Tijani, Bosun Tijjani, Dr Maryam Shetti, Ishak Salako, Tunji Alausa, Tanko Sununu, Adegboyega, Atiku Bagudu, Bello Matawalle, Ibrahim Geidam, Simon Lalong, Lola Adejo, Shuaibu Abubakar, Tahir Mamman, Aliyu Sabi, Alkali Ahmed, Heineken Lokpobiri, Uba Maigari and Zephaniah Jissalo.
The Senate already screened the 28 nominees including former governors Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna) and Dave Umahi (Ebonyi), as well as Wale Edun, Uche Nnaji, Stella Okotete, Adebayo Adelabu, Ekperikpe Ekpo, Hannatu Musawa, and Musa Dangiwa.
Other nominees screened include Nyesom Wike (Rivers State), Abubakar Kyari (Borno State), Nkiruka Onyejeocha (Abia State), Bello Muhammad (Sokoto State), Sani Abubakar Danladi (Taraba State), and Badaru Abubakar (Jigawa State).
Others include Joseph Utsev (Benue State), Olubunmi Tunji Ojo (Ondo State), Betta Edu (Cross River State), Uju Kennedy Ohaneye (Anambra State), Abubakar Momoh (Edo State), John Enoh (Cross River State), Iman Suleiman Ibrahim (Nasarawa State), and Yusuf Maitama Tuggar (Bauchi State).
The President is required by Section 147 (3) of the 1999 Constitution to appoint at least one minister from each of the 36 states.
However, 11 states, including Adamawa, Bayelsa, Gombe, Kano, Kebbi, Kogi, Lagos, Osun, Yobe, Plateau, and Zamfara, as well as the Federal Capital Territory, are yet to have a ministerial nominee.
