The Senate has screened and confirmed 45 persons as ministers, as requested by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Chronicle NG reports that the ministerial list had a fair representation of appointees from the 36 states of the federation.
Those screened and confirmed by the Senate are:
1. Abubakar Kyari – Borno State
2. Abubakar Momoh – Edo State
3. Nyesom Wike – Rivers State
4. Prof. Joseph Utsev – Benue State
5. John Eno – Cross River State
6. Bello Mohammed – Sokoto State
7. Mohammed Abubakar – Jigawa State
8. Yusuf Tuggar – Bauchi State
9. Uju Ohaneye – Anambra State
10. Olubunmi Ojo – Ondo State
11. Nkeiruka Onyekachukwu – Abia State
12. Betta Edu – Cross River State
13. Imaan Suleiman – Nasarawa State
14. David Umahi – Ebonyi State
15. Adebayo Edun – Ogun State
16. Ahmed Dangiwa – Katsina State
17. Uche Nnaji – Enugu State
18. Dele Alake – Ekiti State
19. Waheed Adelabu – Oyo State
20. Muhammad Idris – Niger State
21. Prof. Ali Pate – Bauchi State
22. Dr Doris Uzoka – Imo State
23. Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) – Kwara State
24. Ekperikpe Ekpo – Akwa Ibom State
25. Hannatu Musawa – Katsina State
26. Ibrahim Geidam – Yobe State
27. Aliyu Abdullahi – Niger State
28. Heineken Lokpobiri – Bayelsa State
29. Alkali Sa’eed – Gombe State
30. Dr. Yusuf Sununu – Kebbi State
31. Atiku Bagudu – Kebbi State
32. Bello Matawalle – Zamfara State
33. Adegboyega Oyetola – Osun State
34. Simon Lalong – Plateau State
35. Abdullahi Gwarzo – Kano State
36. Bosun Tijjani – Ogun state
37. Dr Mariya Mahmoud – Kano state
38. Dr Isiyaka Salako – Ogun state
39. Dr Tunji Alausa – Lagos State
40. Lola John – Lagos State
41. Prof. Tahir Mamman – Adamawa State
42. Zephaniah Jissalo – FCT
43. Uba Maigari Ahmadu – Taraba State
44. Shuaibu Abubakar Audu – Kogi State
45. Festus Keyamo (SAN) – Delta State
