After a long wait and apprehension by Nigerians, the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Thursday afternoon, presented President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial list before the Senate.
Gbajabiamila, the immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives, presented the list to Senate President Godswill Akpabio at exactly 01:19 pm.
Akpabio thereafter read the ministerial list with 28 nominees.
Some of the names on the list include the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, former Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi; former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El Rufai; and presidential spokesman, Dele Alake.
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Abubakar Momoh
Yusuf Maitama Tukur
Ahmad Dangiwa
Hannatu Musawa
Uche Nnaji
Betta Edu
Diris Anite Uzoka
David Umahi
Ezenwo Nyesom Wike
Abubakar Badaru
Nasir El Rufai
Ekerikpe Ekpo
Nkiru Onyejiocha
Olubunmi Tunji–Ojo
Stella Okotete
Uju Kennedy Ohaneye
Bello Muhammad Goronyo
Dele Alake
Lateef Fagbemi
Mohammad Idris
Olawale Edun
Waheed Adebayo Adelabu
Suleman Ibrahim
Ali Pate
Joseph Usev
Abubakar Kyari
John Enoh
Sani Abubakar Danladi.
Recall that President Bola Tinubu, who clocks 60 days in office on Thursday (today), has a few hours left to submit his ministerial list to the National Assembly in line with the constitutional requirement.
His predecessor, President Muhammadu Buhari, had on March 17, 2023 assented to a constitution amendment bill mandating the president and governors to submit the nominees for their cabinets within 60 days of taking oath of office.
By Ajibola Adedoye