On Wednesday, Godswill Akpabio unveiled 19 additional ministerial nominees submitted by President Bola Tinubu.
The new list includes figures such as 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.
The second batch of nominees, consisting of 19 individuals, joins the initial 28 persons, resulting in a combined total of 47 ministerial Norminees.
The Senate has completed the screening process for the first batch of 28 ministerial nominees submitted by the president.
On Monday, the upper chamber screened Nyesom Wike from Rivers State, Abubakar Kyari from Borno State, Nkiruka Onyejeocha from Abia State, Bello Muhammad from Sokoto State, Sani Abubakar Danladi from Taraba State, and Badaru Abubakar from Jigawa State.
Other nominees screened on Monday include Joseph Utsev from Benue State, Olubunmi Tunji Ojo from Ondo State, Betta Edu from Cross River State, Uju Kennedy Ohaneye from Anambra State, Abubakar Momoh from Edo State, John Enoh from Cross River State, Iman Suleiman Ibrahim from Nasarawa State, and Yusuf Maitama Tuggar from Bauchi State.
On Tuesday, the Senate screened ex-governors Nasir El-Rufai from Kaduna State and Dave Umahi from Ebonyi State, as well as Wale Edun, Uche Nnaji, Stella Okotete, Adebayo Adelabu, Ekperikpe Ekpo, Hannatu Musawa, and Musa Dangiwa.
The screening process continued on Wednesday with Dele Alake, Lateef Fagbemi, Muhammad Idris, Ali Pate, and Doris Uzoka being screened.
