A 34-man ministerial nominee list sent by President Goodluck Jonathan was this morning unveiled on the floor of the Senate by the Senate President, David Mark.
The list contains a mixture of some of the former ministers and new ones. However, a notable potential nominee such as Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, that had been bandied in the mass media was not on the list. Another notable name not on the list is Mohammed Haliru Bello, Acting National President, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The list sent by the president is on the table below. The senate is expected to start the screening of the nominees soonest. President Jonathan might send more nominees to the senate, according to our sources at the National Assembly.
List Of Ministerial Nominees’ 1. Emeka Nwogu – Abia 2. Bala Mohammed – Bauchi 3. Diezeani Allison-Madueke – Bayelsa 4. Elder Godsday Orubebe - Delta 5. Onyebuchi Chukwu - Ebonyi 6. Cpt. Caleb Olubolade - Ekiti 7. Prof. Rukayat Rufai - Jigawa 8. Alhaji Shamsideen Usman - Kano 9. Mohammed Musa Saa’da - Katsina 10. Mohammed Bello Adoke, SAN - Kogi 11. Olusegun Aganga - Lagos 12. Laraban Maku - Nassarwa 13. Yusuf Suleiman - Sokoto 14. Obadiah Ando - Taraba 15. Zainab Maina - Adamawa 16. Prof. Ita Okon Bassey - Akwa Ibom 17. Stella Odua-Ogienwonyi - Anambra 18. Comrade Abba Moro - Benue 19. Samuel Otom - Benue 20. Alhaji Bukar Tijani - Bornu 21. Mike Onomememen - Edo 22. Prof. Barth Nnaji - Enugu 23. Sen. Idris Umar - Gombe 24. Prof. (Mrs.) Viola Onwuliri – Imo 25. Mohammed Bello – Kebbi 26. Bolaji Abdullahi - Kwara 27. Asiru Olugbenga - Ogun 28. Ayo Akinwumi Adesina - Ogun 29. Erelu Olusola Obada - Osun 30. Erelu Olajumoke Akinjide - Oyo 31. Tonye Cole - Rivers 32. Yerima Lawal Ngama - Yobe 33. Amb. Bashiru Yuguda - Zamfara 34. Hajiya Zainab Ibrahim Kuchi - Niger
Posted: at 28-06-2011 05:22 PM (13 years ago) | Hero