The Nigerian Senate on Monday concluded the screening of all the 48 ministerial nominees forwarded to it by President Bola Tinubu.
The Senate during Monday’s sitting, approved the nomination of 45 of the ministerial nominees presented by President Tinubu.
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio presided over the sitting of the lawmakers.
It was gathered Nasir El-Rufai, Stella Okotete, and Abubakar Sani Danladi were not confirmed by the Senate as Ministers due to issues with their security clearance.
Those screened and confirmed for appointment are:
- ABUBAKAR KYARI BORNO STATE
- ABUBAKAR MOMOH EDO STATE
- NYESOM WIKE RIVERS STATE
- PROF. JOSEPH UTSEV BENUE STATE
- JOHN ENO CROSS RIVER STATE
- BELLO MOHAMMED SOKOTO STATE
- MOHAMMED BADARU ABUBAKAR JIGAWA STATE
- YUSUF MAITAMA TUGGAR BAUCHI STATE
- UJU KEN OHANEYE ANAMBRA STATE
- OLUBUNMI TUNJI OJO ONDO STATE
- NKEIRUKA ONYEJEOCHA ABIA STATE
- BETTA EDU CROSS RIVER STATE
- IMAAN SULEIMAN NASARAWA STATE
- DAVID UMAHI EBONYI STATE
- ADEBAYO OLAWALE EDUN OGUN STATE
- AHMED MUSA DANGIWA KATSINA STATE
- UCHE NNAJI ENUGU STATE
- DELE ALAKE EKITI STATE
- WAHEED ADEBAYO ADELABU OYO STATE
- MUHAMMAD IDRIS NIGER STATE
- PROF. ALI PATE BAUCHI STATE
- DR DORIS UZOKA IMO STATE
- LATEEF FAGBEMI (SAN) KWARA STATE
- EKPERIKPE EKPO AKWA IBOM STATE
- HANNATU MUSAWA KATSINA STATE
- IBRAHIM GEIDAM YOBE STATE
- ALIYU SABI ABDULLAHI NIGER STATE
- HEINEKEN LOKPOBIRI BAYELSA STATE
- ALKALI AHMED SA’EED GOMBE STATE
- DR. YUSUF TANKO SUNUNU KEBBI STATE
- ATIKU BAGUDU KEBBI STATE
- BELLO MATAWALLE ZAMFARA STATE
- ADEGBOYEGA OYETOLA OSUN STATE
- SIMON BAKO LALONG PLATEAU STATE
- ABDULLAHI TIJJANI GWARZO KANO STATE
- BOSUN TIJJANI OGUN STATE
- DR MARIYA MAHMOUD KANO STATE
- DR ISIYAKA SALAKO OGUN STATE
- DR TUNJI ALAUSA LAGOS STATE
- LOLA ADE JOHN LAGOS STATE
- PROF. TAHIR MAMMAN ADAMAWA STATE
- ZEPHANIAH JISSALO F.C.T
- UBA MAIGARI AHMADU TARABA STATE
- SHUAIBU ABUBAKAR AUDU KOGI STATE
- FESTUS KEYAMO (SAN) DELTA STATE
