Senate reveals Tinubu’s first ministerial nominees as Wike, Umahi, El-Rufai, Alake, make the list
The Senate received the long-awaited ministerial list from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday.
The list was through a letter delivered by Femi Gbajiabiamila, the Chief of Staff to President Tinubu, at about 1.20 pm.
The letter addressed to Senator Godswill Akpabio, the President of the Senate, contained 28 names, representing 28 states across the six geo-political zones.
The names include former governors (Ebonyi, Katsina, Katsina and Rivers); former commissioners, economists, medical practitioners and other professionals. The names include seven women
Below is a breakdown of the nominees according to the geopolitical 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
