Senate Confirms Wike, Umahi, Oyetola, Keyamo, 41 Others Ministerial Nominees

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Immediate past governors of Rivers, Ebony and Osun states, messrs: Nyesom Wike, David Umahi, Adegboyega and 42 other ministerial nominees out of the 48 transmitted by President Bola Tinubu have been confirmed by the Nigerian Senate.

Meanwhile, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, Ms. Stella Okotete from Delta State and Senator Abubakar Sani from Taraba State are still awaiting security clearance before Senate confirmation..

Others confirmed include, the immediate past Minister of Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, (SAN), former governor of Plateau state, Simon Bako Lalong.

See full list:

1. ABUBAKAR KYARI (BORNO STATE)

2. ABUBAKAR MOMOH (EDO STATE)

3. PROF. JOSEPH UTSEV (BENUE STATE)

4. JOHN ENO (CROSS RIVER STATE)

5. BELLO MOHAMME (SOKOTO STATE)

6. MOHAMMED BADARU ABUBAKAR (JIGAWA STATE)

7. YUSUF MAITAMA TUGGAR (BAUCHI STATE)

8. UJU KEN OHANEYE (ANAMBRA STATE)

9. OLUBUNMI TUNJI OJO (ONDO STATE)

10. NKEIRUKA ONYEJEOCHA (ABIA STATE)

11. BETTA EDU (CROSS RIVER STATE)

12. IMAAN SULEIMAN (NASARAWA STATE)

13. ADEBAYO OLAWALE EDUN (OGUN STATE)

14. AHMED MUSA DANGIWA (KATSINA STATE)

15. UCHE NNAJI (ENUGU STATE)

16. DELE ALAKE (EKITI STATE)

17. WAHEED ADEBAYO ADELABU (OYO STATE)

18. MUHAMMAD IDRIS (NIGER STATE)

19. PROF. ALI PATE (BAUCHI STATE)

20. DR DORIS UZOKA (IMO STATE)

21. LATEEF FAGBEMI (SAN) (KWARA STATE)

22. EKPERIKPE EKPO (AKWA IBOM STATE)

23. HANNATU MUSAWA (KATSINA STATE)

24. IBRAHIM GEIDAM (YOBE STATE )

25. ALIYU SABI ABDULLAHI (NIGER STATE)

26. HEINEKEN LOKPOBIRI (BAYELSA STATE)

27. ALKALI AHMED SA’EED (GOMBE STATE)

28. DR. YUSUF TANKO SUNUNU (KEBBI STATE )

29. ATIKU BAGUDU (KEBBI STATE)

30. BELLO MATAWALLE (ZAMFARA STATE )

31. ABDULLAHI TIJJANI GWARZO (KANO STATE)

32. BOSUN TIJJANI (OGUN STATE )

33. DR MARIYA MAHMOUD (KANO STATE)

34. DR ISIYAKA SALAKO (OGUN STATE)

35. DR TUNJI ALAUSA (LAGOS STATE )

36. LOLA ADE JOHN (LAGOS STATE)

37. PROF. TAHIR MAMMAN (ADAMAWA STATE)

38. ZEPHANIAH JISSALO (F.C.T)

39.UBA MAIGARI AHMADU (TARABA STATE )

40.SHUAIBU ABUBAKAR AUDU (KOGI STATE)

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