The President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has submitted a fresh 19 names in the batch of Ministerial nominees.
In letter delivered by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila and read on the floor of the Senate by its President, Godswill Akpabio, Tinubu is seeking for the screening and confirmation of the 19 new nominees presented to the upper Chamber of the National Assembly
In the first list of 28 nominees sent to the Senate last week, all the nominees have screened and most of them confirmed except those screened today whose confirmation has been differed till Friday.
With this development, 47 Ministers when confirmed will form the Federal Executive Council under Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration.
Under the 1999 constitution as amended , each state of the Federation is expected to have one Minister as well as FCT.
Those contained in the second batch are as follows:-
1.Ahmed Tijani Gwarzo
2.Bosun Tijani
3.Dr.Maryam Shetty
4.Dr.Isiak Salako
5.Dr.Tunji Alausa
6.Yusuf Tanko Sununu
7.HE.Adegboyega Oyetola
8.HE.Atiku Bagudu
9.HE.Bello Matawalle
10.HE.Ibrahim Geidam
11.HE.Simon Lalong
12.Lola Ade-John
13.Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu
14.Prof Tahir Mamman
15.Senator.Aliyu abi Abdullahi
16 Senator.Alkali Ahmed Said
17.Senator.Heineken Lokpobiri
18.Uba Maigari Ahmadu
19.Zephaniah Jizallo