Senate confirms Wike, Dele Alake, Umahi, 42 others as Tinubu’s ministers

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

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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