The deadline to submit the list to the Senate is tomorrow. And the list is out. See the nominees for the open ministerial posts in the nation. Wike, El-Rufai…are in.
The nominees are:
– Abubakar Momoh
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– Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar CON
– Barr. Hannatu Musawa
– Dr. Betta Edu
– Dr. Dorris Aniche Uzoka
– H.E. David Umahi
– H.E. Nyesom Wike
– H.E. Badaru Abubakar CON
– H.E. Nasiru Ahmed Elrufai
– Rt. Hon. Ekperipe Ekpo
– Hon. Nkiru Onyeojiocha
– Hon. Olubunmi Tunji Ojo
– Hon. Stella Okotette
– Hon. Uju Kennedy Ohaneye
– Mr. Bello Muhammad G.
– Mr. Dele Alake
– Mr. Lateef Fagbemi SAN
– Mr. Muhammad Idris
– Mr. Olawale Edun
– Mrs Iman Suleiman Ibrahim
– Professor Ali Pate
– Professor Joseph
– Senator Abubakar Kyari
– Senator John Eno
– Senator Sani Abubakar Danladi
This is updated with the geological zones of the nominees
2023 BAT MINISTERIAL NOMINEES – FULL LIST
South South
1 Akwa Ibom: Ekperikpe Ekpo
2 Bayelsa: Heineken Lolokpobri
3 Cross river: Betta Edu
4 Cross river: John Enoh
5 Delta: Stella Okotete
6 Edo: Abubakar Momoh
7 Rivers: Nyesom Wike
North East
8 Adamawa: Tahir Mamman
9 Bauchi: Yusuf M Tuggar
10 Bauchi: Ali Pate
11 Borno: Abubakar Kyari
12 Gombe: Alkali Ahmed Saidu
13 Taraba: Uba Maigari Ahmadu
14 Yobe: Ibrahim Geidam
15 Taraba: Sani A Danladi
North West
16 Jigawa: Mohamed Badaru
17 Kaduna: Nasir El-Rufai
18 Kano: Maryam Shetti
19 Kano: Abdullahi T Gwarzo
20 Katsina: Ahmad Dangiwa
21 Katsina: Hanatu Musawa
22 Kebbi: Yusuf Tanko Sununu
23 Kebbi: Atiku Bagudu
24 Sokoto: Bello M Goronyo
25 Zamfara: Bello Matawwalle
South East
26 Abia: Nkiru Onyejiocha
27 Anambra: Uju Ohaneye
28 Ebonyi: David Umahi
29 Enugu: Uche Nnaji
30 Imo: Doris Uzoka
South West
31 Ekiti: Dele Alake
32 Lagos: Tunji Alausa
33 Lagos: Lola Ade John
34 Ogun: Ishak Salako
35 Ogun: Bosun Tijjani
36 Ogun: Olawale Edun
37 Ondo: Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo
38 Osun: Adegboyega Oyetola
39 Oyo: Adebayo Adelabu
North Central
40 Benue: Joseph Utsev
41 FCT: Zaphaniah Bitrus Jisalo
42 Kogi: Shuaibu A Audu
43 Kwara: Lateef Fagbemi
44 Nasarawa: Imaan S-Ibrahim
45 Niger: Mohammed Idris
46 Niger: Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi
47 Plateau: Simon Lalong
HERE IS A LIST OF TINUBU’S 47 MINISTERIAL NOMINEES by State of Origin and Gender (The Cable)
S/N |
NAMES |
STATE |
GENDER |
| 1 | Abubakar Momoh | Edo | Male |
| 2 | Yusuf Maitama Tuggar | Bauchi | Male |
| 3 | Ahmad Dangiwa | Katsina | Male |
| 4 | Hanatu Musawa | Kastina | Female |
| 5 | Uche Nnaji | Enugu | Male |
| 6 | Betta Edu | Cross River | Female |
| 7 | Doris Uzoka | Imo | Female |
| 8 | David Umahi | Ebonyi | Male |
| 9 | Nyesom Wike | Rivers | Male |
| 10 | Mohamed Badaru | Jigawa | Male |
| 11 | Nasir El-Rufai | Kaduna | Male |
| 12 | Ekperikpe Ekpo | Akwa Ibom | Male |
| 13 | Nkeiruka Onyejeocha | Abia | Female |
| 14 | Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo | Ondo | Male |
| 15 | Stella Okotete | Delta | Female |
| 16 | Uju Ohanenye | Anambra | Female |
| 17 | Bello Mohammed Goronyo | Sokoto | Male |
| 18 | Dele Alake | Ekiti | Male |
| 19 | Lateef Fagbemi | Kwara | Male |
| 20 | Mohammed Idris | Niger | Male |
| 21 | Olawale Edun | Ogun | Male |
| 22 | Adebayo Adelabu | Oyo | Male |
| 23 | Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim | Nasarawa | Female |
| 24 | Ali Pate | Bauchi | Male |
| 25 | Joseph Utsev | Benue | Male |
| 26 | Abubakar Kyari | Borno | Male |
| 27 | John Enoh | Cross River | Male |
| 28 | Sani Abubakar Danladi | Taraba | Male |
| 29 | Ahmed Tijani Gwarzo | Kogi | Male |
| 30 | Bosun Tijani | Ogun | Male |
| 31 | Maryam Shetty (Shettima) | Kano | Female |
| 32 | Ishak Salako | Ogun | Male |
| 33 | Tunji Alausa | Lagos | Male |
| 34 | Tanko Sununu | Kebbi | Male |
| 35 | Adegboyega Oyetola | Osun | Male |
| 36 | Atiku Bagudu | Kebbi | Male |
| 37 | Bello Matawalle | Zamfara | Male |
| 38 | Ibrahim Geidam | Yobe | Male |
| 39 | Simon Bako Lalong | Plateau | Male |
| 40 | Lola Ade-John | Lagos | Female |
| 41 | Shuaibu Abubakar | Adamawa | Male |
| 42 | Tahir Mamman | Adamawa | Male |
| 43 | Aliyu Sabi | Niger | Male |
| 44 | Alkali Ahmed | Gombe | Male |
| 45 | Heineken Lokpobiri | Bayelsa | Male |
| 46 | Uba Maigari | Taraba | Male |
| 47 | Zephaniah Jisalo | FCT | Male |
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