Five former governors including Gboyega Oyetola (Osun); Simon Lalong (Plateau); Abubakar Bagudu (Kebbi), Bello Matawalle (Zamfara) and Ibrahim Geidam (Yobe), were listed among the 19 fresh persons submitted for screening as ministerial nominees.
Unlike former President Muhammadu Buhari, Tinubu listed an indegene of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), paving way for better reconciliation of the grievances of the indigenous peoples of the FCT over alleged neglect and taking away all their inheritance.
Last Thursday, Gbajabiamila submitted a ministerial list containing only 28 names to the Senate. The 1999 Constitution requires that a minister must come from each of the 36 states.
The former Speaker, House of Representatives and the Chief of Staff to President Tinubu, Hon. Femi Gbajiabiamila, submitted the list to the Senate.
The list is believed to brought in the remaining eleven states that were yet to be allotted a ministerial slot.
For Gbajiabiamila to present the list, the Senate invoked its Order 12(i) to allow the former speaker enter the chamber at 3.15pm.
The fresh nominees include:
1. AHMED TIJJANI
2. BOSUN TIJJANI
3. DR MARYAM SHETTI
4. ISHAK SALAKO
5. TUNJI ALAUSA
6. TANKO SUNUNU
8. ATIKU BAGUDU
9. BELLO MATAWALLE
10. IBRAHIM GEIDAM
11. SIMON BAKO LALONG
12. LOLA ADEJO
13. SHUAIBU ABUBAKAR
14. TAHIR MAMMAN
15. ALIYU SABI
16. ALKALI AHMED
17. HEINEKEN LOKPOBIRI
18. UBA MAIGARI
19. ZEPHANIAH JISSALO
Among the ministerial nominees read by Akpabio were former governors of Kaduna, Ebonyi, Rivers and Jigawa states – Nasir el-Rufai, Dave Umahi, Nyesom Wike and Abubakar Badaru respectively.
Also were former Lagos Commissioner of Finance, Wale Edun and Tinubu’s current Special Adviser on Communications and Special Duties, Dele Alake, Abubakar Momoh, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama, Arch Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, Barr. Hannatu Musawa, Chief Uche Nnaji and Dr. Betta Edu.
Equally on the list were, Dr. Doris Aniche Uzoka, Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, Nkiru Onyejeocha, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Hon. Stella Okotete, Hon. Uju Ohaneye and Mr Bello Muhammad.
In addition, there were Mr. Lateef Fagbemi SAN, Mr. Muhammad Idris, Mr. Waheed Adebayo Adelabu, Mrs. Suleiman Ibrahim, Prof. Ali Pate, Prof. Joseph U, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, Sen. John Owan-Enoh and Sen. Sani Abubakar Danladi.
