President Bola Ahmed Tinubu concluded the 60-day constitutional mandate by submitting 28 ministry nominations to the National Assembly on Thursday. However, a new list of of other ministerial candidates is still pending as representatives of 11 states were conspicuously missing in the list.
The remaining States are Adamawa, Bayelsa, Gombe, Kano, Kebbi, Kogi, Plateau, Lagos, Osun, Yobe and Zamfara.
Findings by the Quest Times indicate that Mr. President left out the remaining States to sort out some hitches among party chieftains.
While reading the Ministerial list out at the plenary session on Thursday, the Senate President, Goodwill Akpabio stated that the list is not exhaustive as they expect more names in few days.
28 Ministerial nominees’ names were called out at the red chamber session of the National Assembly today.
Earlier, The Quest Times had published the names of the Ministerial nominees read by the Senate President.
Among the Ministerial list announced three States have two Nominees each and they are Bauchi, Cross River, and Katsina states.
The names of the nominees in accordance with their various states are as follows; Akwa Ibom: Ekperikpe Ekpo,
Cross River: Betta Edu, Cross River: John Enoh
While Delta has Stella Okotete, Edo: Abubakar Momoh, Rivers: Nyesom Wike, Bauchi: Yusuf M Tuggar Bauchi: Ali Pate
Borno: Abubakar Kyari, Taraba: Sani A Danladi, Jigawa: Mohamed Badaru, Kaduna: Nasir El-Rufai Katsina: Ahmad Dangiwa and Katsina: Hanatu Musawa
Sokoto: Bello M Goronyo.
The nominee in Abia state is Nkiru Onyejiocha, Anambra: Uju Ohaneye, Ebonyi: David Umahi, Enugu: Uche Nnaji, Imo: Doris Uzoka, Ekiti: Dele Alake, Ondo: Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Ogun: Olawale Edun
Others are Oyo: Adebayo Adelabu, Benue: Joseph Utsev, Kwara: Lateef Fagbemi, Nasarawa: Imaan S-Ibrahim and Niger state has Mohammed Idris