Emmanuel Thomas, Lagos
October 6, 2015 – President Muhammadu Buhari’s nominees for ministerial positions were today read on the floor of the Senate by President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki.
The nominees which are 21 are the first set of ministerial nominees to be forwarded to the Senate by the President. Others will follow in due course.
The list as read by Saraki are Dr. Chris Ngige – Anambra, Dr. Kayode Fayemi- Ekiti, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi – Rivers, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN – Lagos, Udoma Udo-Udoma – Akwa Ibom, Abdulrahman Danbazau – Kano, Aisha Alhassan – Taraba, Ogbonaya Onu- Abia, Kemi Adeosun – Ogun and Abubakar Malami (SAN) – Kebbi.
Others are Senator Hadi Sirika –Katsina, Barr. Adebayo Shittu –Oyo, Suleiman Adam –Jigawa, Ahmed Musa, Solomon Dalong –Plateau, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu –Delta, Osagie Ehanire –Edo, Audu Ogbeh – Benue, Lai Mohammed –Kwara, Ahmed Isa Ibeto –Niger and Amina Mohammed – Kaduna.