Special Report | 2 October 2015 17:35 CET

Revealed! Names of Buhari’s Ministerial Nominees

By BENEDICTA BASSEY/NEWSTRACK

The names of Nigeria Ministerial Nominees have been revealed after speculations that the list as handled to Senate President Bukola Saraki would not be made known till Tuesday.

Newstrack learnt that President Muhammadu Buhari's 21 would-be ministers whose names he gave the Senate on Wednesday were unaware of their nominations as the president (Buhari) neither call or hinted them of their appointment.

The Presidency yesterday directed all the nominees to submit their curriculum vitae.

In 14 states yesterday, there was anxiety because no nominees were named. Some of the states are Ondo, Kogi, Abia, Enugu and Imo.

The 21-member President Muhammadu Buhari's ministerial nominees submitted to the National Assembly yesterday include:
1. Dr. Chris Ngige (Anambra)
2. Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti)
3. Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers)
4. Babatunde Fashola (Lagos)
5. Abdurrahman Dambazau (rtd) (Kano)
6. Aisha AlHassan (Taraba)
7. Ogbonaya Onu (Abia)
8. Kemi Adeosun (Ogun)
9. Abubakar Malami SAN (Kebbi)
10. Senator Sirika Hadi (Katsina)
11. Barrister Adebayo Shittu (Oyo)
12. Sulaiman Adamu (Jigawa)
13. Solomon Dalong (Plateau)
14.Ibe Kachikwu (Delta)
15. Osagie Ehanire (Edo)
17. Udoma Udo-Udoma (Akwa Ibom)
18. Ahmed Isa Ibeto (Niger)
19. Ibrahim Jibril
20. Audu Ogbeh (Benue)
21. Amina Mohammed (Kaduna)

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