Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced 19 additional ministry nominations nominated by President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday.
Former governors Gboyega Oyetola (Osun), Simon Lalong (Plateau), Bello Matawalle (Zamfara), and Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi) are on the new list. Earlier, the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, submitted the supplemental cabinet list to the Senate.
The Senate President received the second list of ministerial nominees from the immediate prior Speaker of the House of Representatives. The Senate has already reviewed the first group of 28 nominees.
The 19 more nominees are:
Ahmed Tijani Gwarzo, Bosun Tijani, Maryam Shetty, Isiak Salako,Tunji Alausa, Yusuf Tanko Sununu, Adegboyega Oyetola, Atiku Bagudu, Bello Matawalle, Ibrahim Geidam, Simon Lalong, Lola Ade-John, Prince Shuaibu, Abubakar Audu, Prof Tahir Mamman
We also have other nominees like: Aliyu abi Abdullahi, Alkali Ahmed Said, Heineken Lokpobiri, Uba Maigari Ahmadu and Zephaniah Jizallo.
