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    Wike, Umahi, 26 others make President Tinubu’s Ministerial list

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    Former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, and three other ex-governors made President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial list read on the floor of the Senate on Thursday afternoon.

    The three other ex-governors, Dave Umahi (Ebonyi); Nasir El Rufai (Kaduna); Abubakar Badaru (Jigawa).

    Presidential spokesman, Dele Alake; acting National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abubakar Kyari; Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Lateef Fagbemi; also made the list.

    After a long wait by Nigerians, the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Thursday, presented Tinubu’s ministerial list before the Senate.

    Gbajabiamila, the immediate past Speaker of the House of the Representatives, presented the list to Senate President Godswill Akpabio at exactly 01:19pm.

    Akpabio said the list was dated July 27, 2023 and titled, ‘Request For Confirmation Of Ministerial-Nominees.

    Akpabio said additional nominations would be sent to the Senate in due course. He thereafter read the ministerial list with 28 nominees.

    Tinubu’s first set of nominations was overshadowed by politicians including ex-governors, serving and former members of the Senate and House of Representatives.

    Twenty-five per cent of the nominees are women while 75% are men. The women are Betta Edu, Doris Aniche Uzoka, Hannatu Musawa, Nkiru Onyeojiocha, Stella Okotete, Nkiru Onyeojiocha, Uju Kennedy Ohaneye, and Iman Suleiman Ibrahim.

    Many analysts had attributed the slow take-off of the Muhammadu Buhari administration to his late announcement of ministers. Buhari, who handed over to Tinubu after eight years, unveiled his cabinet six months after his inauguration in 2015.

    However, Tinubu transmitted his ministerial list to the National Assembly a day before the expiration of his 60-day constitutional deadline of July 28, 2023.

    The Fifth Amendment to the 1999 Constitution mandates the President to transmit the names of his ministerial nominees to the National Assembly within 60 days of assumption of office.

    See the full list of Tinubu’s ministerial list:

    1. Abubakar Momoh
    2. Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar
    3. Arch. Ahmed Dangiwa
    4. Barr. Hannatu Musawa
    5. Chief Uche Nnaji
    6. Dr. Betta Edu
    7. Dr. Doris Aniche Uzoka
    8. H.E. David Umahi
    9. H.E. Nyesom Wike
    10. H.E. Badaru Abubakar
    11. H.E. Nasiru Ahmed El-Rufai
    12. Hon. Ekperipe Ekpo
    13. Hon.Nkeiruka Onyejocha
    14. Hon. Olubunmi Tunji Ojo
    15. Hon. Stella Okotette
    16. Hon. Uju Kennedy Ohaneye
    17. Mr. Bello Muhammad Goronyo
    18. Mr. Dele Alake
    19. Mr. Lateef Fagbemi, SAN
    20. Mr. Muhammad Idris
    21. Mr. Olawale Edun
    22. Mr. Waheed Adebayo Adelabu
    23. Mrs Iman Suleiman Ibrahim
    24. Professor Ali Pate
    25. Professor Joseph Utsev
    26. Senator Abubakar Kyari
    27. Senator John Enoh
    28. Senator Sani Abubakar Danladi

    Below is a breakdown of the nominees according to the geo-political zones:

    North-East
    Yusuf Maitama Tuggar – Bauchi
    Ali Pate –Bauchi
    Abubakar Kyari – Borno
    Sani Abubakar Danladi – Taraba

    North-West
    Badaru Abubakar – Jigawa
    Nasiru Ahmed El-Rufai – Kaduna
    Ahmed Dangiwa – Katsina
    Hannatu Musawa – Katsina
    Bello Muhammad Goronyo – Sokoto

    North Central
    Lateef Fagbemi – Kwara
    Muhammad Idris – Niger
    Iman Suleiman Ibrahim – Nasarawa
    Joseph Utsev – Benue

    South-West
    Olubunmi Tunji Ojo – Ondo
    Dele Alake – Ekiti
    Olawale Edun – Ogun
    Waheed Adebayo Adelabu – Oyo

    South-South
    Nyesom Wike – Rivers
    Abubakar Momoh – Edo
    Betta Edu – Cross River
    Ekperikpe Ekpo – Akwa Ibom
    Stella Okotette – Delta
    John Enoh – Cross River

    South-East
    Uche Nnaji – Enugu
    Doris Aniche Uzoka – Imo
    David Umahi – Ebonyi
    Nkeiruka Onyejocha – Abia
    Uju Kennedy Ohaneye – Anambra

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