Lai Mohammed, Fashola, Fayemi, Amaechi, 18 Others Make Ministerial List

Fashola, Fayemi, Amaechi

President Muhammadu Buhari has named the spokesperson of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Lai Mohammed, former governors Chibuike Amaechi and Babatunde Fashola, as ministers, the Senate announced Tuesday.

The Senate president, Bukola Saraki, read out 21 names on the list of nominees sent to the senate by the president last Wednesday.

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The list also has Abubakar Malami, former defence chief Abdurahman Dambazzau, former governorship candidate in Taraba state, Aisha Alhassan, Adebayo Shittu, former senator, Udo Udoma and Ibrahim Jibril.

Others are Suleiman Adamu, former senator, Chris Nigige, Kemi Adeosun, Ahmed Ibeto and Hadi Sirika, former PDP chairman, Audu Ogbeh.

The list also has former Anambra governor, Ogbonnaya Onu, NNPC group managing director, Ibeh kachikwu, Amina Mohammed, Solomon Dalong, Suleaiman Adamu, and former Ekiti governor, Kayode Fayemi.

The screening of the 21 ministerial nominees will begin next Tuesday when the Senate would have received the resumes and other documentations of the nominees, Mr. Saraki said.

The Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, commended Mr. Buhari for ensuring the list did not exceed September 30 as promised.

He however asked “when should we be expecting the remaining list”.

Responding, Mr. Saraki said, the President in his letter had said he would forward the remaining names shortly.

The Punch reports that Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday announced the 21 ministerial nominees contained in the list sent to him by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, September 30.

Saraki, who read the list around 10:45am after opening the sealed envelope, said the list contained the first batch of nominees and that the subsequent names, according to the president, would come shortly.

The nominees include Abubakar Malami (SAN),  Abdurahman Bello Dambazzau, Aisha Jumai Al Hassan,  Alhaji Lai Mohammed,  Babatunde Raji Fashola, Adebayo Shittu,  Solomon Dalong, Senator Chris Ngige,  Rotimi Amaechi, and  Chief Audu Ogbeh.

Others are Mrs. Amina Ibrahim, Dr. Osagie  Ehaneri, Emmanuel Kachukwu,  Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Eng. Suleiman Adamu, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun,  Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu,  Hon. Ahmed Musa Bello, Ibrahim Usman Jubrin, Senator Hadi Serika and Senator Udo Udoma.

Saraki said the screening of the nominees would start on Tuesday, October 13.