The Nigerian senate has screened the 48 ministerial nominees who will ve part of the president Tinubu led administration.
Out of the 48 list submitted by the president, 45 were confirmed while 3 were rejected on the grounds of security clearance.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio disclosed that the 3 are awaiting clearance on grounds of security.
Former governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna), Abubakar Danladi (Taraba) and Stella Okotete (Delta) were the 3 nominees rejected due to security matter.
The 45 nominees who were confirmed are listed below including Festus Keyamo (SAN) who apologised to the senate.
THOSE SCREENED AND CONFIRMED ARE:
1.
ABUBAKAR KYARI BORNO STATE
2.
ABUBAKAR MOMOH
EDO STATE
3.
NYESOM WIKE
RIVERS STATE
4.
PROF. JOSEPH UTSEV
BENUE STATE
5.
JOHN ENO
CROSS RIVER STATE
6.
BELLO MOHAMMED
SOKOTO STATE
7.
MOHAMMED BADARU ABUBAKAR
JIGAWA STATE
8.
YUSUF MAITAMA TUGGAR
BAUCHI STATE
9.
UJU KEN OHANEYE
ANAMBRA STATE
10.
OLUBUNMI TUNJI OJO
ONDO STATE
11.
NKEIRUKA ONYEJEOCHA
ABIA STATE
12.
BETTA EDU
CROSS RIVER STATE
13.
IMAAN SULEIMAN
NASARAWA STATE
14.
DAVID UMAHI
EBONYI STATE
15.
ADEBAYO OLAWALE EDUN
OGUN STATE
16.
AHMED MUSA DANGIWA
KATSINA STATE
17.
UCHE NNAJI
ENUGU STATE
18.
DELE ALAKE
EKITI STATE
19.
WAHEED ADEBAYO ADELABU
OYO STATE
20.
MUHAMMAD IDRIS
NIGER STATE
21.
PROF. ALI PATE
BAUCHI STATE
22.
DR DORIS UZOKA
IMO STATE
23.
LATEEF FAGBEMI (SAN)
KWARA STATE
24.
EKPERIKPE EKPO
AKWA IBOM STATE
25.
HANNATU MUSAWA
KATSINA STATE
26.
IBRAHIM GEIDAM
YOBE STATE
27.
ALIYU SABI ABDULLAHI
NIGER STATE
28.
HEINEKEN LOKPOBIRI
BAYELSA STATE
29.
ALKALI AHMED SA’EED
GOMBE STATE
30.
DR. YUSUF TANKO SUNUNU
KEBBI STATE
31.
ATIKU BAGUDU
KEBBI STATE
32.
BELLO MATAWALLE
ZAMFARA STATE
33.
ADEGBOYEGA OYETOLA
OSUN STATE
34.
SIMON BAKO LALONG
PLATEAU STATE
35.
ABDULLAHI TIJJANI GWARZO
KANO STATE
36.
BOSUN TIJJANI
OGUN STATE
37.
DR MARIYA MAHMOUD
KANO STATE
38.
DR ISIYAKA SALAKO
OGUN STATE
39.
DR TUNJI ALAUSA
LAGOS STATE
40.
LOLA ADE JOHN
LAGOS STATE
41.
PROF. TAHIR MAMMAN
ADAMAWA STATE
42.
ZEPHANIAH JISSALO
F.C.T
43.
UBA MAIGARI AHMADU
TARABA STATE
44.
SHUAIBU ABUBAKAR AUDU
KOGI STATE
45.
FESTUS KEYAMO (SAN)
DELTA STATE