The screening of all 48 ministerial nominees submitted to the Nigerian Senate by President Bola Tinubu was concluded on Monday.
45 of President Tinubu’s ministerial nominees were approved by the Senate during their sitting on Monday.
Godswill Akpabio, President of the Senate, presided over the legislative session.
According to reports, the Senate did not confirm Nasir El-Rufai, Stella Okotete, and Abubakar Sani Danladi as ministers due to issues with their security clearance.
Those nominees screened and confirmed for appointment are:
1. ABUBAKAR KYARI BORNO STATE
2. ABUBAKAR MOMOH EDO STATE
3. NYESOM WIKE RIVERS STATE
4. PROF. JOSEPH UTSEV BENUE STATE
5. JOHN ENO CROSS RIVER STATE
6. BELLO MOHAMMED SOKOTO STATE
7. MOHAMMED BADARU ABUBAKAR JIGAWA STATE
8. YUSUF MAITAMA TUGGAR BAUCHI STATE
9. UJU KEN OHANEYE ANAMBRA STATE
10. OLUBUNMI TUNJI OJO ONDO STATE
11. NKEIRUKA ONYEJEOCHA ABIA STATE
12. BETTA EDU CROSS RIVER STATE
13. IMAAN SULEIMAN NASARAWA STATE
14. DAVID UMAHI EBONYI STATE
15. ADEBAYO OLAWALE EDUN OGUN STATE
16. AHMED MUSA DANGIWA KATSINA STATE
17. UCHE NNAJI ENUGU STATE
18. DELE ALAKE EKITI STATE
19. WAHEED ADEBAYO ADELABU OYO STATE
20. MUHAMMAD IDRIS NIGER STATE
21. PROF. ALI PATE BAUCHI STATE
22. DR DORIS UZOKA IMO STATE
23. LATEEF FAGBEMI (SAN) KWARA STATE
24. EKPERIKPE EKPO AKWA IBOM STATE
25. HANNATU MUSAWA KATSINA STATE
26. IBRAHIM GEIDAM YOBE STATE
27. ALIYU SABI ABDULLAHI NIGER STATE
28. HEINEKEN LOKPOBIRI BAYELSA STATE
29. ALKALI AHMED SA’EED GOMBE STATE
30. DR. YUSUF TANKO SUNUNU KEBBI STATE
31. ATIKU BAGUDU KEBBI STATE
32. BELLO MATAWALLE ZAMFARA STATE
33. ADEGBOYEGA OYETOLA OSUN STATE
34. SIMON BAKO LALONG PLATEAU STATE
35. ABDULLAHI TIJJANI GWARZO KANO STATE
36. BOSUN TIJJANI OGUN STATE
37. DR MARIYA MAHMOUD KANO STATE
38. DR ISIYAKA SALAKO OGUN STATE
39. DR TUNJI ALAUSA LAGOS STATE
40. LOLA ADE JOHN LAGOS STATE
41. PROF. TAHIR MAMMAN ADAMAWA STATE
42. ZEPHANIAH JISSALO F.C.T
43. UBA MAIGARI AHMADU TARABA STATE
44. SHUAIBU ABUBAKAR AUDU KOGI STATE
45. FESTUS KEYAMO (SAN) DELTA STATE
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