Nigeria: Senate Confirms 45 Ministerial Nominees for Appointment

The Nigerian Senate has completed the screening of 45 out of 48 ministerial nominees put forward by President Bola Tinubu. During its plenary on August 7th, the Senate officially ratified 45 of the nominees, granting them positions as members of the cabinet.

Senate President Godswill Akpabio subjected the nominations to a series of voice votes. Three of them—former Governor of Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai, Stella Okotete from Delta State, and Abubakar Danladi from Taraba State—are currently undergoing security clearance and have not yet been confirmed.

This confirmation comes more than a week after Tinubu transmitted a list of 28 members to the red chamber for confirmation on July 27th.

The following individuals have been successfully confirmed as Ministers:

1. Abubakar Kyari (Borno)
2. Abubakar Momoh (Edo)
3. Nyesom Wike – Rivers
4. Engr Joseph Utserv (Benue)
5. Senator John Owan Enoh (Cross River)
6. Hon Bello Mohammad (Sokoto)
7. Mohammed Badaru Abubakar (Jigawa)
8. Amb. Yusuf Maitama Tuggar (Bauchi)
9. Uju Kennedy Ohaneye (Anambra)
10. Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo (Ondo)
11. Nkieruka Onyejeocha (Abia)
12. Dr Betta Edu (Cross River State)
13. Imaan Sulieman Ibrahim (Nasarawa)
14. David Umahi (Ebonyi)
15. Adebayo Olawale Edun (Ogun)
16. Arch. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa (Katsina)
17. Chief Uche Geoffrey Nnaji (Enugu)
18. Mr Dele Alake (Ekiti)
19. Waheed Adebayo Adelabu (Oyo)
20. Mohammed Idris (Niger)
21. Prof Ali Pate (Bauchi)
22. Dr Doris Anite Uzoka (Imo)
23. Lateef Fabemi SAN (Kwara)
24. Rt Hon Ekperikpe Ekpo (Akwa Ibom)
25. Hannatu Musawa (Katsina)
26. Ibrahim Geidam (Yobe)
27. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi (Niger)
28. Hieneken Lokpobiri (Bayelsa)
29. Alkali Ahmed Saidu (Gombe)
30. Dr Tanko Sununu (Kebbi)
31. Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi)
32. Bello Matawalle (Zamfara)
33. Adegboyega Oyetola (Osun)
34. Simon Bako Lalong (Plateau)
35. Abdullahi Tijani Muhammad Gwarzo (Kano)
36. Bosun Tijani (Ogun)
37. Dr Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure (Kano)
38. Dr Iziaq Salako (Ogun)
39. Dr Tunji Alausa (Lagos)
40. Lola Ade-John (Lagos)
41. Prof Tahir Mamman SAN (Adamawa)
42. Zephaniah Jisalo (FCT)
43. Uba Maigari Ahmadu (Taraba)
44. Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu (Kogi)
45. Festus Keyamo SAN (Delta)