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The Nigerian President, Mohammadu Buhari has sent a list of 43 ministerial nominees to the Senate. Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan

read the list of nominees at the plenary of the Senate, he also announced that the screening of candidates will commence on Wednesday.

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Full List of Ministerial Nominees 2019

The ministerial list contains 14 former ministers, 29 new names and 7 females. Is this a welcome development?

Former Ministers Retained 2019

Chris Ngige (Anambra)
Hadi Sirika (Katsina)
Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers)
Babatunde Fashola (Lagos)
Musa Bello (Adamawa)
Ogbonnaya Onu (Ebonyi)
Adamu Adamu (Bauchi)
Lai Mohammed (Kwara)
Geoffrey Onyeama (Enugu)
Osagie Ehanire (Edo)
Zainab Ahmed (Kaduna)- Female
Abubakar Malami (Kebbi)
Engr. Suleiman H. Adamu (Jigawa)
Mustapha Baba Shehuri (Borno)

New Names On Ministerial List 2019

Festus Keyamo (Delta) – Director of Strategic Communications of Buhari’s re-election bid
Dr. Ukechukwu Ogah (Abia) – President of Master’s Energy Group
Emeka Nwajiuba (Imo) – member representing Ehimembano/Ihiteuboma/Obowo Federal constituency of Imo State
Sa’adiya Umar Farouk (Zamfara) – Federal Commissioner of National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons- Female
Sharon Ikeazor (Anambra) – Executive Secretary of Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD)- Female
Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom) – The former Governor of Akwa Ibom
Maj. Gen. (RTD) Bashir Salihi Magashi (Kano) – former Governor of Sokoto State in Nigeria from August 1990 to January 1992
Otunba Richard Adeniyi Adebayo (Ekiti) – First Executive Governor of Ekiti State from May 29, 1999 to May 29, 2003
Timipre Sylva (Bayelsa) – former Governor of Bayelsa
Isa Pantami (Gombe) – Director General and CEO of the National Information Technology Development Agency in Nigeria
Gbemi Saraki (Kwara) – former Senator (Female)
Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu (Yobe) – the immediate past APC National woman Leader- Female
Clement Agba (Edo) – former Edo State Commissioner for Environment and Public Utility
George Akume (Benue) – former Governor of Benue State
Sunday Dare (Oyo) – a former senior editor with The News Group
Tayo Alasodura (Ondo) – former Senator representing Ondo Central
Adeleke Mamora (Lagos) – former Senator representing Lagos East constituency
Mohammed Abdullahi (Nasarawa) – immediate past Secretary to the State Government, Nasarawa State Government
Maryam Katagum (Bauchi) – Nigeria’s Permanent Delegate to UNESCO- Female
Sabo Nanono (Kano)
Zubairu Dada (Niger)
Pauline Tallen (Plateau) – former Minister of State for science and technology to the cabinet of former president, Olusegun Obasanjo – Female
Abubakar Aliyu (Yobe)- former deputy governor of Yobe
Eng. Saleh Mamman (Taraba)
Muhammad Mahmoud (Kaduna)
Rauf Aregbesola (Osun) – former Governor of Osun State
Goddy Jedy – Agba (Cross River) – former Group General Manager (GGM) Crude Oil Marketing Division (OMD) NNPC
Olamilekan Adegbite (Ogun) – former Ogun State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure
Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi (Sokoto) – Chairman, National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) Governing body