SEVEN days after the submission of a list of 28 ministerial nominees to the Senate, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday submitted a fresh batch consisting of 19 names.
The Chief of Staff to the President delivered the second list of ministerial nominees to Senate President, Godswill Akpabio at plenary on Wednesday.
Senator Akpabio shortly after unveiled the 19 nominees as endorsed by President Bola Tinubu.
In the new list are 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 Zephaniah Jisalo.
Already, the Senate has screened the 28 nominees in the first batch.
Gbajabiamila had last Thursday submitted the first list with 28 nominees to the red chamber and said more names would be forwarded to the upper chamber.
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