By Victor Akaa
Senators George Akume of Benue state and Godswill Akpabio of Akwa ibom state has formed part of the new list of ministers submitted to the national assembly by president Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday 23rd July, 2019.
The list was read by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan after a 20 minutes closed door session during today’s plenary. The nomination was in accordance with 147(2)of the 1999 constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria.
Other fresh blood that joined Akume and Akpabio on the list include;
Dr. Ikechukwu Ogah (Abia)
Sharon Ikeazor (Anambra)
Ambassador Maryam Katagun (Bauchi)
Timipre Sylva (Bayelsa)
Goddy Jedy Agba (Cross River)
Festus Keyamo (Delta)
Clement. Ike (Edo)
Richard Adeniyi Adebayo (Ekiti)
Ali Isa Pantami (Gombe)
Emeka Nwajiuba (Imo)
Suleiman Adamu (Jigawa)
Muhammad Mahmood (Kaduna)
Sabo Nanono (Kano)
Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi (Kano)
Ramatu Tijjani (Kogi)
Gbemisola Saraki (Kwara)
Adeleke Mamora (Lagos)
Mohammed H. Abdullahi (Nasarawa)
Zubair Dada (Niger)
Olamilekan Adegbite (Ogun)
Tayo Alasoadura (Ondo)
Rauf Aregbesola (Osun)
Sunday Dare (Oyo)
Mohammed Musa
Paulen Talen (Plateau)
Maigarai Dingyadi (Sokoto)
Sale Mamman (Taraba)
Abubakar D. Aliyu (Yobe)
Sadiya Umar Faruk (Zamfara)
Former ministers who were reappointed include,
Muhammed Musa Bello (Adamawa)
Chris Ngige (Anambra)
Adamu Adamu (Bauchi)
Mustapha Baba Shehuri (Borno)
Ogbonnaya Onu (Ebonyi)
Osagie Ehanire (Edo)
Geoffrey Onyeama (Enugu)
Zainab Ahamed (Kaduna)
Hadi Sirika (Katsina)
Abubakar Malami (Kebbi)
Lai Mohammed (Kwara)
Babatunde Fashola (Lagos)
Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers)
43 names make up the new list, a number which is higher than that of the one submitted in 2015.
Some of the former ministers like Audu Ogbe, Abdulaman Danbazzau, Solomon Dalong and others did not return as the ministers.
Some states like Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, Kwara, Edo has gotten two nominees each while the remaining 33 states have one nominee each.
Only 7 women which represents 16 percent made up the list which means that women are still lacking behind in the APC led government headed by President Buhari despite their nominal strength and their active role in the reelection of President muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 presidential elections.
