The Senate, has confirmed 45 out of the 48 ministerial nominees of President Bola Tinubu.
Some the nominee that were confirmed includes the immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, the Deputy Majority Senate Leader and former Governor of Ebonyi State, Senator Dave Umahi; former Minister of state, Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN; Hon. Olubunmi Tunji Ojo, and Dele Alake as Ministers Designate.
However, the Senate is yet to confirm the nomination of three people including the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State , Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, former Deputy Governor of Taraba State and Senator Abubakar Danladi State, Stella Okotete from Delta state as Ministerial nominees
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the confirmation of the nominees after they were cleared by a voice vote by the senators at the plenary.
Below are the nominees confirmed:
South-South Zone – 7 nominees
1. Ekperikpe Ekpo (Akwa Ibom)
2. Heineken Lokpobiri (Bayelsa)
3. Betta Edu (Cross River)
4. John Enoh (Cross River)
5. Festus Keyamo (Delta)
6. Abubakar Momoh (Edo)
7. Nyesom Wike (Rivers)
South East Zone — 5
8. Nkiru Onyejiocha (Abia)
9. Uju Ohaneye (Anambra)
10. David Umahi (Ebonyi)
11. Uche Nnaji (Enugu)
12. Doris Uzoka (Imo)
South West Zone — 9
13. Dele Alake (Ekiti)
14. Tunji Alausa (Lagos)
15. Lola Ade John (Lagos)
16. Ishak Salako (Ogun)
17. Bosun Tijjani (Ogun)
18. Olawale Edun (Ogun)
19. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo (Ondo)
20. Adegboyega Oyetola (Osun)
21. Adebayo Adelabu (Oyo)
North East Zone — 7
22. Tahir Mamman (Adamawa)
23. Yusuf M Tuggar (Bauchi)
24. Ali Pate (Bauchi)
25. Abubakar Kyari (Borno)
26. Alkali Ahmed Saidu (Gombe)
27. Uba Maigari Ahmadu (Taraba)
28. Ibrahim Geidam (Yobe)
North West Zone — 9
29. Mohammed Badaru (Jigawa)
30. Maryam Mairiga Mahmoud (Kano)
31. Abdullahi T Gwarzo (Kano)
32. Ahmad Dangiwa (Katsina)
33. Hanatu Musawa (Katsina)
34. Yusuf Tanko Sununu (Kebbi)
35. Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi)
36. Bello M Goronyo (Sokoto)
37. Bello Matawalle (Zamfara)
North Central Zone — 8
38. Joseph Utsev (Benue)
39. Zephaniah Bitrus Jisalo (FCT)
40. Shuaibu A Audu (Kogi)
41. Lateef Fagbemi (Kwara)
42. Imaan S-Ibrahim (Nasarawa)
43. Mohammed Idris (Niger)
44. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi (Niger)
45. Simon Lalong (Plateau)
