At Last, Buhari Submits List Of 43 Ministerial Nominees To Senate

admin July 23, 2019 2 min read

…Fashola, Akpabio, Keyamo, Akume, Saraki Make List

President Muhammadu Buhari today sent 43 Ministerial Nominees to the Senate for Screening and confirmation.

President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan read the names at Plenary.

The Ministerial list is made up of mostly former governors, ministers and Senator including 12 of them who served in Buhari’s first cabinet.

Top on the Ministerial list are former Governor of Akwa Ibom State and Senator, Godswill Akpabio, former Governor of Benue State, George Akume and the immediate past Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Raji Babatunde Fashola, Gbemisola Saraki from Kwara, Executive Secretary, National Communications Commission, Sunday Dara and former Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed and Spokesman, Presidential Campaign, Festus Keyamo from Delta State.

The Ministerial list also include Senator Tayo Alasoadura from Ondo State, Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Ameachi, former Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, former Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola and former governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva.

Also on the Ministerial list are the immediate past Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration(FCTA), Muhammad Bello, former Education Minister, Adamu Adamu, former Science and Technology Minister, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, former Labour and Productivity Minister, Dr. Chris Ngige, former Minister of State, Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire and former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika. Former Minister of Aviation, Pauline Tallen made the Ministerial list.

1.Chris Ngige