Akpabio unveils Oyetola, Bagudu, Matawalle, Lalong, 15 more ministerial nominees

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Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday, unveiled 19 more ministerial nominees submitted by President Bola Tinubu.

Channels TV report that, In the new list are former Governors Gboyega Oyetola (Osun), Simon Lalong (Plateau), Bello Matawalle (Zamfara) and Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi).

Others are Abdullahi Gwarzo, Bosun Tijani, Maryam Shetty, Isiak Salako, Tunji Alausa, Yusuf Sununu, Ibrahim Geidam, Lola John, Shuaibu Audu, Tahir Mamman, Aliyu Abdullahi, Alkali Saidu, Heineken Lokpobori, Maigari Ahmadu and Zaphaniah Jisalo.

Earlier, the Senate received the additional ministerial list that had been sent by the President’s chief of staff, Femi Gbajabiamila.

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The Senate President received the second list and the second batch of ministry nominees from the recently-departed Speaker of the House of Representatives.  

Last Thursday, Gbajabiamila sent the red chamber the initial list of 28 nominees and promised to send more names to the upper house.

The first batch’s 28 nominees have already been examined by the Senate.

Ali Pate, Doris Uzoka, Lateef Fagbemi, and Muhammad Idris were all screened by the red chamber on Wednesday.

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