Senate Begins Screening of Tinubu's Ministerial Nominees: Live Updates
FCT, Abuja - Following the unveiling of President Bola Tinubu’s 28-man ministerial nominee list on Thursday, July 27, the Senate will begin screening today, Monday, July 31.
Reports indicate that about 15 of the ministerial nominees had, as of Sunday, July 30, submitted their credentials to the office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Abdullahi Gumel.
Stay tuned as Legit.ng provides live updates of the ministerial screening.
Ministerial List: Senate to begin confirmation hearing of 16 nominees
FCT, Abuja - No fewer than 16 nominees of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's ministerial list have been shortlisted for the confirmation hearing by the
These names are:
1. Sen.Abubakar S.Kyari - Borno
2. Abubakar Eshiokpekha Momoh - Edo
3. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike - Rivers State
4. Engr. Prof. Joseph Terlumun Utsev - Benue
5. Sen. John Owan Enoh - Cross River
6. Hon.(Bar) Bello Muhammad - Sokoto
7. Mohammed Badaru Abubakar -Jigawa
8. Amb.Yusuf Maitama Tuggar- Bauchi
9. Sen. Abubakar Sani Danladi -Taraba
10. Barr. Uju-Ken Ohaneye - Anambra
11. Hon. (Dr). Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo - Ondo
12. Dr. Betta http://C.Edu - Cross River
13. Iman Sulaiman Ibrahim- Nasarawa
14. Arch. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa - Katsina
15. Chief Uche Geoffrey Nnaji - Enugu
16. Stella Erhuvwuoghene Okotete - Delta
Ministerial screening: Video emerges as Wike makes crucial vow to Senate
FCT, Abuja - Former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, says President Bola Tinubu won’t regret nominating him to serve as a minister in his cabinet.
Wike, the only chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the ministerial list sent by the President to the Senate last Thursday, stated this when he appeared before the red chamber for screening on Monday.
Wike told the Senators that during his time as governor of the oil-rich Niger Delta state from May 2015 to May 2023, he started and completed many projects to improve the infrastructure of the state and that he invited politicians across party lines to commission them.
Ministerial list: Wike arrives national assembly for screening, video emerges
FCT, Abuja - Former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has arrived at the national assembly for his ministerial screening.
Wike was enlisted in the 28-man list of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's ministerial list that was released on Friday, July 28.
In a video sighted by Legit.ng, Wike was seen donning a suit and being escorted into the national assembly premises by his aides and security operatives.
Ministerial nominees: Senate screens Wike, El-Rufai, Umahi, Adelabu, others
FCT, Abuja - The Senate is already gearing up for the screening and confirmation of the nominees enlisted in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's ministerial list.
Top names include former Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike, former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of Ebonyi Dave Umahi and many others.
Below is the list of nominees for screening according to States and geopolitical zones.
South-south
Nyesom Wike – Rivers
Abubakar Momoh – Edo
Betta Edu – Cross River
Ekperikpe Ekpo – Akwa Ibom
Stella Okotette – Delta
John Enoh – Cross River
South-west
Olubunmi Tunji Ojo – Ondo
Dele Alake – Ekiti
Olawale Edun – Ogun
Waheed Adebayo Adelabu – Oyo
South-east
Uche Nnaji – Enugu
Doris Aniche Uzoka – Imo
David Umahi – Ebonyi
Nkeiruka Onyejocha – Abia
Uju Kennedy Ohaneye – Anambra
North-east
Yusuf Maitama Tuggar – Bauchi
Ali Pate –Bauchi
Abubakar Kyari – Borno
Sani Abubakar Danladi – Taraba
North-west
Badaru Abubakar – Jigawa
Nasiru Ahmed El-Rufai – Kaduna
Ahmed Dangiwa – Katsina
Hannatu Musawa – Katsina
Bello Muhammad Goronyo – Sokoto
Northcentral
Lateef Fagbemi – Kwara
Muhammad Idris – Niger
Iman Suleiman Ibrahim – Nasarawa
Joseph Utsev – Benue
