President Muhammadu Buhari has finally forwarded the list of ministerial nominees to Senate for confirmation.
There are 43 nominees by the President.
On the list announced by Senate President Ahmed Lawan are former ministers Babatunde Fashola, Rotimi Amaechi, Ogbonnaya Onu, Adamu Adamu(Bauchi), Senator Chris Ngige(Anambra).
Also on the list are former Governors Rauf Aregbesola(Osun) George Akume(Benue) Timipre Sylva(Bayelsa), Adeniyi Adebayo(Ekiti).
Some of the newcomers are Senator Godswill Akpabio(Akwa Ibom), Sunday Dare(Oyo), Festus Keyamo(Delta), Sharon Ikeazor(Anambra), Senator Tayo Alasoadura(Ondo), Senator Gbemisola Saraki (Kwara) and Olorunnibe Mamora(Lagos).
Lawan said screening of the nominees commences tomorrow.
The full list below:
- Ikechukwu Oga (Abia)
- Mohammed Musa Bello (Adamawa)
- Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom)
- Chris Ngige (Anambra)
- Sharon Ikpeazu (Anambra)
- Adamu Adamu (Bauchi)
- Maryam Katagum (Bauchi)
- Timi Sylva (Bayelsa)
- George Akume (Benue)
- Mustapha Baba Shehuri (Borno)
- Goddy Agba (Cross Rivers)
- Festus Keyamo (Delta)
- Ogbonnaya Onu (Ebonyi)
- Osagie Enakhire (Edo)
- Clement Agba (Edo)
- Adeniyi Adebayo (Ekiti)
- Geofrey Onyeama (Enugu)
- Ali Issa Fantami (Gombe)
- Emeka Nwajiuba (Imo)
- Suleiman Adamu (Jigawa)
- Zainab Ahmed (Kaduna)
- Mohammed Mahmoud (Kaduna)
- Sabo Nanunu (Kano)
- Bashir Salihi Magashi (Kano)
- Hadi Sirika (Katsina)
- Abubakar Malami (Kebbi)
- Ahmadu Tijani (Kogi)
- Lai Mohammed (Kwara)
- Gbemisola Saraki (Kwara)
- Raji Fashola (Lagos)
- Nimbe Momora (Lagos)
- Muhammed Abdullahi (Nasarawa)
- Zubeira Dada (Niger)
- Olamilekan Adegbite (Ogun)
- Tayo Alasoadura (Ondo)
- Rauf Aregbesola (Osun)
- Sunday Dare (Oyo)
- Pauline Tallen (Plateau)
- Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers)
- Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi (Sokoto)
- Saleh Mohammed (Taraba)
- Abubakar Aliyu (Yobe)
- Sadiya Umar Farouk (Zamfara)