Oyetola, Lalong, 17 others make Tinubu’s new ministerial listThe 19 new nominees join the 28 nominees in the first batch
Senate President Godswill Akpabio at plenary on Monday, August 1, 2023. Photo: Channels Television/Sodiq Adelakun
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday, unveiled 19 more ministerial nominees submitted by President Bola Tinubu.
In the new list are former Governors Gboyega Oyetola (Osun), Simon Lalong (Plateau), Bello Matawalle (Zamfara) and Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi).
Earlier, the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, submitted the supplementary ministerial list to the Senate.
The immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives submitted the second list with the second batch of ministerial nominees to the Senate President.
Already, the Senate has screened the 28 nominees in the first batch.
Gbajabiamila had last Thursday submitted the first list with 28 nominees to the red chamber and said more names would be forwarded to the upper chamber.
See the full list below:
THOSE LISTED AS MINISTERIAL NOMINEES INCLUDE
AHMED TIJJANI
BOSUN TIJJANI
DR MARYAM SHETTI
ISHAK SALAKO
TUNJI ALAUSA
TANKO SUNUNU
ADEGBOYEGA OYETOLA
ATIKU BAGUDU
BELLO MATAWALLE
IBRAHIM GEIDAM
SIMON BAKO LALONG
LOLA ADEJO
SHUAIBU ABUBAKAR
TAHIR MAMMAN
ALIYU SABI
ALKALI AHMED
HEINEKEN LOKPOBIRI
UBA MAIGARI
ZEPHANIAH JISSALO