Senate Defers Confirmation Of El-Rufai, Danladi, Okotete, Passes Other Ministerial Nominees

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Senate Defers Confirmation Of El-Rufai, Danladi, Okotete, Passes Other Ministerial Nominees

The Senate on Monday confirmed 45 out of the 48 persons nominated as ministers by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

 

They were confirmed after eight days of screening.

 

Senate President Godswill Akpabio said 45 nominees were confirmed while the remaining three, former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir Elrufai (Kaduna), Abubakar Sani Danladi (Taraba) and Stella Okotete (Delta) were awaiting security clearance.

 

Those confirmed as Ministers are:

 

1 Abubakar Kyari (Borno)

2 Abubakar Momoh (Edo)

3 Nyesom Wike – Rivers

4 Engr Joseph Utserv (Benue)

5 Senator John Owan Enoh (Cross River)

6 Hon Bello Mohammad (Sokoto)

7 Mohammed Badaru Abubakar (Jigawa)

8 Amb. Yusuf Maitama Tuggar (Bauchi)

9 Uju Kennedy Ohaneye (Anambra)

10 Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo (Ondo)

11 Nkieruka Onyejeocha (Abia)

12 Dr Betta Edu (Cross River State)

13 imaan Sulieman Ibrahim (Nasarawa)

14 David Umahi (Ebonyi)

15 Adebayo Olawale Edun (Ogun)

16 Arch. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa (Katsina)

17 Chief Uche Geoffrey Nnaji (Enugu)

18 Mr Dele Alake (Ekiti)

19 Waheed Adebayo Adelabu (Oyo)

20 Mohammed Idris (Niger)

21 Prof Ali Pate (Bauchi)

22 Dr Doris Anite Uzoka (Imo)

23 Lateef Fabemi SAN (Kwara)

24 Rt Hon Ekperikpe Ekpo (Akwa Ibom)

25 Hannatu Musawa (Katsina)

26 Ibrahim Geidam (Yobe)

27 Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi (Niger)

28 Hieneken Lokpobiri (Bayelsa)

29 Alkali Ahmed Saidu (Gombe)

30 Dr Tanko Sununu (Kebbi)

31 Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi)

32 Bello Matawalle (Zamfara)

33 Adegboyega Oyetola (Osun)

34 Simon Bako Lalong (Plateau)

35 Abdullahi Tijani Muhammad Gwarzo (Kano)

36 Bosun Tijani (Ogun)

37 Dr Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure (Kano)

38 Dr Iziaq Salako (Ogun)

39 Dr Tunji Alausa (Lagos)

40 Lola Ade-John (Lagos)

41 Prof Tahir Mamman SAN (Adamawa)

42 Zephaniah Jisalo (FCT)

43 Uba Maigari Ahmadu (Taraba)

44 Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu (Kogi)

45 Festus Keyamo SAN (Delta)

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