The senate has approved the appointment of 45 out of the 48 ministerial nominees submitted by President\u00a0Bola Tinubu.
\nThe nominees were confirmed on Monday evening after the upper legislative chamber concluded the screening of the candidates.
\nNasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna State and two other nominees \u2014 Stella Okotete (Delta) and Danladi Abubakar (Taraba) – were not confirmed as the senate awaits security clearance about them.
\n\u201cThe others are still awaiting security clearance,\u201d Senate President Godswill Akpabio said, after announcing the names of those approved by the Senate.
\nThe Tide source had\u00a0reported\u00a0how Sunday Karimi, Senator representing Kogi West, presented a petition against el-Rufai during his screening last week.
\nA petition was also submitted against Okotete.
\nOn July 27, Tinubu\u00a0sent the list of nominees\u00a0made up of 28 persons to the Senate for screening and confirmation.
\nSix days later, the president forwarded additional 19 names to make the total number of ministerial nominees 47.
\nHowever, last Friday, Tinubu replaced Maryam Shetty, a nominee from Kano, with Mairiga Mahmud.
\nThe president also included Festus Keyamo\u2019s name in the list to make the nominees 48 in total.
\nSee the list of the nominees screened and confirmed by the Senate below:
\n1. Abubakar Kyari (Borno)
\n2. Abubakar Momoh (Edo)
\n3. Nyesom Wike (Rivers)
\n4. Joseph Utsev (Benue)
\n5. John Eno (Cross River)
\n6. Bello Mohammed (Sokoto)
\n7. Mohammed Badaru Abubakar (Jigawa)
\n8. Yusuf Maitama Tuggar (Bauchi)
\n9. Uju Ken Ohaneye (Anambra)
\n10. Olubunmi Tunji Ojo (Ondo)
\n11. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha (Abia)
\n12. Betta Edu (Cross River)
\n13. Imaan Suleiman (Nasarawa)
\n14. David Umahi (Ebonyi)
\n15. Adebayo Olawale Edun (Ogun)
\n16. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa (Katsina)
\n17. Uche Nnaji (Enugu)
\n18. Dele Alake (Ekiti)
\n19. Waheed Adebayo Adelabu (Oyo)
\n20. Muhammad Idris (Niger)
\n21. Ali Pate (Bauchi)
\n22. Doris Uzoka (Imo)
\n23. Lateef Fagbemi (Kwara)
\n24. Ekperikpe Ekpo (Akwa Ibom)
\n25. Annatu Musawa (Katsina)
\n26. Ibrahim Geidam (Yobe)
\n27. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi (Niger)
\n28. Heineken Lokpobiri (Bayelsa)
\n29. Alkali Ahmed Sa\u2019eed (Gombe)
\n30. Yusuf Tanko Sununu (Kebbi)
\n31. Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi)
\n32. Bello Matawalle (Zamfara)
\n33. Adegboyega Oyetola (Osun)
\n34. Simon Bako Lalong (Plateau)
\n35. Abdullahi Tijjani Gwarzo (Kano)
\n36. Bosun Tijjani (Ogun)
\n37. Mariya Mahmoud (Kano)
\n38. Isiyaka Salako (Ogun)
\n39. Tunji Alausa (Lagos)
\n40. Lola Ade John (Lagos)
\n41. Tahir Mamman (Adamawa)
\n42. Zephaniah Jissalo (F.C.T)
\n43. Uba Maigari Ahmadu (Taraba)
\n44. Shuaibu Abubakar Audu (Kogi)
\n45. Festus Keyamo (Delta).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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