Oyetola, Lalong, 17 Other Make Second Ministerial List

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President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, forwarded additional 19 ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening and confirmation.

The Chief of Staff to the President and the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajamiabila, presented the list to the Senate during the plenary.

The President had last week sent the first ministerial nominee list, comprising 28 names, to the Senate.

The Senate began the screening of the first batch on Monday and concluded on Wednesday.

The list containing 19 names was presented by Gbajabiamila to the Senate President, Godwin Akpabio, who later read out the names.

They are Abdullahi Gwarzo (Kano State); Dr Bosun Tijani (Ogun State); Dr Maryam Shetty, (Kano State); Isiak Salako and Tunji Alausa (Lagos State ).

Others are Dr Yusuf Tanko Sununu (Kebbi State ); Adegboyega Oyetola, ( Osun State ); Atiku Bagudu,(Kebbi State ); Bello Matawalle, ( Zamfara State ); Ibrahim Geidam (Yobe State ), Simon Lalong ( from Plateau State ); Lola Ade John and Shuaibu Abubakar Audu ( from Kogi State).

Also on the list are Prof Tahir Mamman, (Adamawa State); Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, (Niger State ); Senator Alkali Ahmed Saidu, ( Gombe State ); Senator Heineken Lokpobori (Bayelsa State ); Uba Maigari Ahmadu, (Taraba State ) and Zaphaniah Bitrus Jisalo ( from Federal Capital Territory ).

No fewer than five former governors made the second list.

They are the former governor of Osun state, Oyetola; former Kebbi governor, Bagudu; former Zamfara governor, Mattawale; former governor of Yobe State, Senator Gaidam, and former Plateau governor, Lalong.

The first list had four former governors. Hence, the President’s 47-man cabinet is expected to have nine former governors.