The Ministerial list sent to Senate President, Bukola Saraki contains 21 names, such as, former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, former governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola and former governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi.

Also on the list is Lai Mohammed, publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as well as Senator Chris Ngige and Dr. Ogbannaya Onu. Senator Aisha Alhassan, APC governorship candidate in Taraba State, senior advocate, Malami Abubakar, a former senator, Hadi Sirika and a former governorship candidate on the platform of the CPC, Adebayo Shittu, also a lawyer.

Amina Mohammed, current special adviser to the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki Moon, Kemi Adeosun, Ogun state former commissioner for finance, Dr Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, NNPC managing director, who may be named minister of state in the petroleum ministry, with President Buhari as the minister is on the list.

Others are: Yusuf Tuggar – (Bauchi) Umaru Abubakar Dembo mni (Kaduna) and Faruk Adamu Aliyu (Jigawa).