President Bola Tinubu’s long-awaited ministerial list was on Thursday, presented to the Senate with some expected and surprising names on the list.
Godswill Akpabio, Senate President read the names of the nominees on the floor of the Senate during Thursday’s plenary.
As speculated, the ministerial list the names of some immediate past governors.
They included Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State, Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, and David Umahi of Ebonyi State.
See the full list below:
1. Abubakar Momoh
2. Amb Yusuf Maitama
3. Mohammed Dangiwa
4. Hanatu Musawa
5. Chief Uche Nnaji
6. Betta Edu
7. Doris Uzoka
8. David Umahi
9. Nyesom Wike
10 Mohamed Badaru
11. Nasir el-Rufai
12. Ekperikpe Ekpo
13. Nkiru onyejiocha
14. Olubumi Ojo
15. Stella Okotete
16. Uju Ohaneye
17. Bello Mohammed Goroyo
18. Dele Alake
19. Lateef Fagbemi
20. Mohammed Idris
21. Olawale Edun
22. Wahid Adelabu
23. Imma Ibrahim
24. Ali Pate
25. Joseph Usi
26. Abubakar Kyari
27. John Enoh
28. Sani Abubakar Danladi
In other news, Kanyi Daily reported that Nigeria’s immediate past Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has been appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), Zurab Pololikashvili as his special advisor.