List of State Governors Yet to Name Cabinet Members as Deadline Looms
- Sixteen state governors are yet to name their cabinet members to the House of Assembly two days before the deadline
- Former President Muhammadu Buhari signed the bill into law stating that the president and governors must appoint ministers and commissioners within their first 60 days in office
- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu submitted his long-awaited minitrial nominees to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio this Thursday morning
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In accordance with section 42 of the constitution, as amended, the president and governors in Nigeria have a 60 days window period to appoint ministers and commissioners from the day of assuming office.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and 28 state governors, who were elected during the 2023 general elections, have until July 28 to send the list of members of their cabinets to the legislature, TheCable reported.
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The President had sent his ministerial nominees to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday morning, July 27 to beat the deadline.
Twelve out of the 28 newly sworn-in governors have reportedly sent the list of their cabinet members to the legislature.
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With 58 days spent in office, 16 states have just 2 days to submit their cabinet members as the deadline looms.
List of states yet to name cabinet members
- Governor Ahmad Aliyu of Sokoto state
- Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu state
- Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River state
- Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau state
- Governor Mohammed Umar Bago of Niger state
- Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state
- Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun state
- Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq of Kwara state
- Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno state
- Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa state
- Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state
- Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi state
- Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue state
- Governor Dauda lawal of Zamfara state
- Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe state
- Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe state
Tinubu's ministerial nominees: Wike, Edun, Oyetola, El-Rufai, Adelabu, Edu, others reportedly make list
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.
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.
E-Rufai May Emerge as Tinubu's Minister of Power as List of Ministerial Nominees Reportedly Gets to Senate
The immediate former Kaduna state governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has reportedly made the ministerial list of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
A source in the Senate said President Tinubu forwarded the list to Senate President Godswill Akpabio this morning to beat the constitutional 60 days deadline.
Source: Legit.ng
