Former Governors Nyesom Wike, Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna) and David Umahi (Ebonyi) have made it to the ministerial nominees’ list of President Bola Tinubu.
This was confirmed when the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, read out the names during Thursday’s plenary session.
Recall that Tinubu was inaugurated as Nigeria’s 16th President on 29 May, after his predecessor, former President Muhammadu Buhari, completed his eight years.
The President was expected to form his cabinet, as the Fifth Amendment to the 1999 Constitution mandates the President to transmit the names of his ministerial nominees to the National Assembly within 60 days of assumption of office.
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Tinubu’s 60-day constitutional deadline to submit his ministerial list to the National Assembly ends on 28 July, 2023, and there have been rumours on the subject.
On Thursday, 27 July, Senate President Godswill Akpabio unveiled the 28-man ministerial list submitted by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Below is the State House Press Release on the list of Nominees: