E-Rufai May Emerge as Tinubu's Minister of Power as List of Ministerial Nominees Reportedly Gets to Senate

E-Rufai May Emerge as Tinubu's Minister of Power as List of Ministerial Nominees Reportedly Gets to Senate

  • A Senate source has hinted at the ministerial portfolio former FCT minister, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai will be assigned
  • President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is said to have submitted his minitrial list to the Senate President, Godswill AKpabio this morning
  • According to the source, El-Rufai may emerge as the new minister of power under President Tinubu's administration

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FCT, Abuja - The immediate former Kaduna state governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has reportedly made the ministerial list of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

According to The Nation, a Senate source said President Tinubu forwarded the list to Senate President Godswill Akpabio this morning to beat the constitutional 60 days deadline.

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According to a Senate source, E-Rufai may emerge as Tinubu's Minister of Power. Photo Credits: Nasir El-Rufai/Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
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The source disclosed that El-Rufai may be assigned to the Power Ministry.

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El-Rufai was the former the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), during Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that a fresh report has indicated that the immediate past governors of Kaduna and Rivers states, Nasir El-Rufai and Nyesom Wike, have made it to the ministerial list of President Bola Tinubu.

The report by Vanguard further stated that the president will today. Thursday, July 27, send the list of ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening and confirmation, barring any last-minute change.

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Legit.ng also reported that President Bola Tinubu has been said to be ready to forward the long-awaited ministerial list to the national assembly today, Thursday, July 27.

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Akpabio’s aide reveals day national assembly will unveil Tinubu's ministerial list

Jackson Akpabio, a media aide to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has revealed the day the ministerial list of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be unveiled by the National Assembly.

He said President Tinubu’s authentic ministerial list will be unveiled on Thursday, July 27.

Senate Speaks on When President Tinubu's Ministerial List Will Finally Be Unveiled

President Bola Tinubu's ministerial list will finally be received at the national assembly on Thursday, July 27.

Opeyemi Bamidele, the Senate majority leader, made the disclosure at a lecture and book presentation to mark his diamond jubilee birthday in Abuja on Tuesday, July 25.

Source: Legit.ng

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Adekunle Dada (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Adekunle Dada is a trained journalist with over 7 years of working experience. He is also a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a B.Sc. in Mass Communication From Lagos State University, Ojo. Adekunle previously worked at PM News, The Sun, and Within Nigeria where he expressed his journalistic skills with well-researched articles and features. In 2024, Adekunle obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. He can be reached via adekunle.dada@corp.legit.ng.