The Senate has put the confirmation of former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai on hold and confirmed 45 ministerial nominees presented to it for screening and confirmation by President Bola Tinubu.
Two others affected are Stella Okotete (Delta State), and Abubakar Danladi (Taraba State). The Senate said the trio were still undergoing security clearance.
The Senate had spent a week in screening all the ministerial nominees presented to it by the president.
Those confirmed are:
- Abubakar Kyari (Borno)
- Abubakar Momoh (Edo)
- Nyesom Wike – Rivers
- Engr Joseph Utserv (Benue)
- Senator John Owan Enoh (Cross River)
- Hon Bello Mohammad (Sokoto)
- Mohammed Badaru Abubakar (Jigawa)
- Amb. Yusuf Maitama Tuggar (Bauchi)
- Uju Kennedy Ohaneye (Anambra)
- Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo (Ondo)
- Nkieruka Onyejeocha (Abia)
- Dr Betta Edu (Cross River State)
- imaan Sulieman Ibrahim (Nasarawa)
- David Umahi (Ebonyi)
- Adebayo Olawale Edun (Ogun)
- Arch. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa (Katsina)
- Chief Uche Geoffrey Nnaji (Enugu)
- Mr Dele Alake (Ekiti)
- Waheed Adebayo Adelabu (Oyo)
- Mohammed Idris (Niger)
- Prof Ali Pate (Bauchi)
- Dr Doris Anite Uzoka (Imo)
- Lateef Fabemi SAN (Kwara)
- Rt Hon Ekperikpe Ekpo (Akwa Ibom)
- Hannatu Musawa (Katsina)
- Ibrahim Geidam (Yobe)
- Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi (Niger)
- Hieneken Lokpobiri (Bayelsa)
- Alkali Ahmed Saidu (Gombe)
- Dr Tanko Sununu (Kebbi)
- Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi)
- Bello Matawalle (Zamfara)
- Adegboyega Oyetola (Osun)
- Simon Bako Lalong (Plateau)
- Abdullahi Tijani Muhammad Gwarzo (Kano)
- Bosun Tijani (Ogun)
- Dr Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure (Kano)
- Dr Iziaq Salako (Ogun)
- Dr Tunji Alausa (Lagos)
- Lola Ade-John (Lagos)
- Prof Tahir Mamman SAN (Adamawa)
- Zephaniah Jisalo (FCT)
- Uba Maigari Ahmadu (Taraba)
- Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu (Kogi)
- Festus Keyamo SAN (Delta)
