Senate confirms 45, steps down 3 ministerial nominees

The Senate has approved the appointment of 45 out of the 48 ministerial nominees submitted by President Bola Tinubu.

The confirmation followed the consideration and approval of the nominees at the plenary in Abuja on Monday, August 7, 2023.

The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, Stella Okotete (Delta State), and Abubakar Danladi (Taraba State) were not confirmed as the Senate awaits security clearance about them.

The confirmed nominees include Sen. Abubakar Kyari (Borno), Abubakar Momoh (Edo), Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Prof. Joseph Utsev (Benue), Sen. John Enoh (Cross River), Abdullahi Gwarzo (Kano), Simon Lalong (Plateau), Bello Matawalle (Zamfara), Tunji Alausa (Lagos), Gboyega Oyetola (Osun), and Uba Ahmadu (Taraba).

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Others are Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo (Ondo), Dr Betta Edu (Cross River) Imaan Sulaiman (Nasarawa), Ahmed Dangiwa (Katsina), Uche Nnaji (Enugu), Bello Muhammad (Sokoto), Mohammed Badaru (Jigawa), Yusuf Tuggar (Bauchi), and Uju-Ken Ohaneye (Anambra).

Also on the list are Lola John (Lagos), Dr Isiak Salako (Ogun), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri (Bayelsa), Dr Yusuf Sununu (Kebbi), Prof. Tahir Mamman (Adamawa), Zaphaniah Jisalo (FCT), Ibrahim Geidam (Yobe), Dr. Bosun Tijjani (Ogun), Shuaibu Abubakar Audu (Kogi), Sen. Sabi Abdullahi (Niger), Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi), Sen. Alkali Ahmed (Gombe), Dr Mariya Bunkure (Kano), Festus Keyamo (Delta), and Hannatu Musawa.

Others are Dr Dorris Uzoka (Imo), David Umahi, Ekperipe Ekpo (Akwa-Ibom), Nkiru Onyeojiocha (Abia), Dele Alake (Ekiti), Lateef Fagbemi (Kwara), Muhammad Idris (Niger), Olawale Edun (Ondo), Adebayo Adelabu (Oyo), and Prof. Ali Pate (Bauchi).

In his remarks, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, thanked the lawmakers for their doggedness throughout the exercise.

Akpabio said that the Senate had so far confirmed 45 nominees out of the 48 sent by the President.

The Star