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  • Osinbajo calls for unity among Anambra APC members

    Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called on members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Anambra chapter, to be united and work for common purpose and progress of the party in the state.

    Osinbajo made the call during a roundtable with stakeholders of the state APC in Awka on Friday.

    He said that poor performance of the party in Anambra in the recent general election was attributable to the lack of synergy between party leadership and the grassroots.

    He also said that the victory of APC in the 2021 governorship election in Anambra could be realised if members worked in unity.

    Osinbajo observed  that the major problem in Anambra APC was because people refused to join the party because they thought it was a regional party.

    He said that President Muhammadu Buhari respected the residents of Anambra, given his numerous development projects in the state.

    He assured them they would always get what was due to them including appointments under his administration.

    “We don’t need to deceive ourselves, we need ask ourselves question, how come Anambra got the least votes in South East and second least in the federation.

    “I have come to open a new chapter for APC in Anambra, we can win governorship here, we can be number one but we have to be united,” he said.

    The vice president advised members of the party to mobilise their members strategically for them to benefit from the various Federal Government intervention programmes.

    Read Also: Osinbajo, Ooni meet in Aso Rock Villa

    In his address, Chief Basil Ejidike, chairman of APC in Anambra, said that the party was strong in the state with no fewer than 250, 000 registered card carrying members.

    Ejidike said that APC suffered in the state because lack of appointment of members by the Federal Government and absence of support from the centre.

    He alleged that the Federal Government intervention programmes such as N-Power and Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme had been taken over by the All Progressives Grand Alliance  (APGA)-led government in Anambra and APC members were not benefiting.

    He further registered the protest of APC against the appointment of Chief Anayo Nebe, candidate of APGA for House of Representatives, in the last election as Special Adviser (Political) South East by Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila.

    Ejidike urged the vice president to help in galvanising the leadership of the party in the state to address the issue of disunity within the ranks of Anambra APC.

    He said that if the grassroots level of the party was linked to the centre, the next governorship election would be a walkover for the APC.

    Also, Dr chris Ngige, leader of the party in Anambra, urged the stakeholders to keep faith with APC as their concerns would be addressed.

    Ngige said that the 2021 governorship election was a task which must be accomplished as there was immense benefit in having a party member as governor.

    NAN

  • Buhari receives Liberia’s highest national honour

    President Muhammadu Buhari has been conferred with “The Grand Cordon of the Knighthood of Venerable Order of the Pioneers”, Republic of Liberia’s highest national honour.

    The president is the Special Guest of Honour at the country’s 172nd Independence Anniversary.

    “The award is presented by the government for outstanding and distinguished service in international affairs, government, religion, art, science and commerce.

    Read Also; Buhari to attend Liberia Independence anniversary

    “It is also for singular acts of philanthropy and deeds of heroism and valour,” the president’s media aide Garba Shehu stated.

    Buhari was accompanied by Governors Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara and Mai Mala Buni of Yobe.

    Others on the president’s entourage were the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Mustapha Sulaiman and other top government officials.

  • Oyetola seeks technology-based approach to end insecurity

    Osun State Governor Adegboyega Oyetola has advocated a technology-based approach in the fight against insecurity.

    He urged the security agencies to adopt a new thinking that will galvanise optimum results and set the country on the path of peace, unity, progress and prosperity.

    Oyetola spoke yesterday during  the 2019 National Security Conference and Public Lecture, organised by the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) of Osun State Police Command in Osogbo.

    Oyetola, who spoke on the theme of the conference, “Kidnapping and banditry: Understanding the twin menace,” said winning the war against kidnapping and banditry requires a deep understanding of the history of insecurity vis-a-vis the forms of crime, causes, threats, strategies for containment and eradication.

    He said the security agencies must begin to appraise the successes and failures so far and weaving a workable strategy around them in a bid to stem the tide and rid the nation off the menace.

    According to the governor, kidnapping and banditry are unarguably two dreaded monsters, adding that both crimes are fallouts, in the main, of real or perceived injustice in the nation accentuated by youth unemployment and poor economy.

    Oyetola, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Prince Wole  Oyebamiji, said the dire security situation in the country has become a national issue that must be tackled squarely without ethnic or religious inclinations.

    He said kidnapping and banditry have constituted a menace to the Nigeria’s national and corporate image, thus posing a threat to people’s personal safety and business.

    The governor said: “We must understand as a people and as government that kidnappers and bandits are our common enemies who are waging a war against us.

    “Security experts contend that war is fought and won on the altar of strategy. We require a strategic and creative thinking and employment of technology to win this war.

    “Security must be well-funded and security agencies must be provided with state-of-the-art arms that are superior to what the bandits use to secure all of us.

    “For our intervention to be successful, we need to bridge the gap between planning and implementation. We must change our perception by seeing kidnapping and banditry as crimes and treat them as such.

    “Perpetrators must be prosecuted and brought to justice. Giving any crime for that matter ethnic toga weakens the war against crime and gives more arsenals to our common enemies to continue to terrorize us”.

    The governor called for a collaborative effort among the stakeholders, saying the dire security situation in the country requires meaningful contribution of all.

    He said his administration has been working assiduously to keep the state safe and sustain its status as one of the peaceful and safest states in Nigeria.

    Oyetola held that his administration will spare no effort to continuously safeguard the state and her people, guarantee the security of lives and property of the citizenry and as well ensure the welfare of all.

    “Part of the proactive approach that our government adopted in frontally tackling the security threat is to meet with security stakeholders in Osogbo and Ilesa to galvanise the people behind our plans.

    Read Also: Oyetola seeks focus on technical education

    “Governors in the Southwest states have held a security summit which took the decision to work in concert against the security challenge. A follow up meeting to examine the approach was held in Akure last weekend.

    “The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari, met on Tuesday here in Osogbo with our traditional rulers to perfect the plans against banditry.

    “Apart from the collaboration with neigbouring states, we have mobilised vigilance groups and local hunters to police the flash points and other parts of the state.

    “I have visited mining sites to assess the security situation there and the extent of environmental degradation. Following wide consultations, I have the full support of all the security agencies for our security plans.”

    Chairman, Osun State Chapter of the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), Amitolu said the programme was organised to reawaken the people’s consciousness to security in the country.

    Shittu said theme of the conference, “Kidnapping and Banditry: Understanding the Twin Menace” was carefully chosen to address and find workable solutions to security challenges confronting the state and Nigeria as a whole.

    The guest speaker, Mr. Segun Fanu, identified lack of institutional capacity, loss of communal values, weak security system, unemployment and poverty among others as reasons for a kidnapping and banditry in the country.

    The Speaker, Osun State House of Assembly, Hon. Timothy Owoeye, advocated community policing as panacea to insecurity in the country.

  • Leah Sharibu’s mother hopeful daughter is alive

    Mrs. Rebbeca Sharibu, mother of the abducted Dapchi  secondary schoolgirl Leah Sharibu, is still hopeful about her daughter’s return alive.

    Reacting to a video released by Boko Haram where an abducted aid worker, Grace, called on the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN ) and Action Against Hunger, an International Non-Governmental Organisation working in Borno State, to rescue her before she is “killed like other abductees like Alice and Leah Sharibu”.

    According to Mrs. Sharibu, “no matter how long it takes, my hope is still alive that my daughter will come back alive from Boko Haram. I still look forward to that day and I am confident that she will return”.

    Mrs. Sharibu revealed that she had not even seen the video in circulation.

    She reiterated her call to President Muhammadu Buhari to do everything to rescue her daughter, just as she also appealed to the people holding her daughter in captive to release her unconditionally.

    Her words: “I am bothered by the recent silence about my daughter’s case, but I still want to cry to the President. I want our President Buhari to know that my eyes are still wet with tears over my daughter’s abduction. I will continue to cry to him, until my daughter returns to me.

    “I also want to still appeal to the people that are holding my daughter to please have mercy on her and release her without any condition. She does not know anything. What has she done to deserve what she is going through?”

    Our correspondent, who monitored the video reported that Grace, the only woman in a group of six captives, appeared in a video that was allegedly  released by Boko Haram where she called on the authorities to save them from their abductors who she referred to as the “Army of Khalifa”.

    Read Also: Hope for Leah Sharibu as she turns 16

    The address of Grace in the video as monitored by our reporter reads: “My name is Grace, I work with Action Against Hunger, an NGO in Borno state. My base is in Borno State. We went to work on Thursdays on the 18/7/2019 out of Damasak. On our way going back to Damasak by kinari, Chmbawa ward in Damasak, we were caught by these army called the Khalifas. They brought us here. But actually, we don’t know where we are but this minute, I want to beg on CAN, Christian Association of Nigeria because I am the only Christian among the six of us here. I want to beg that CAN should please do something about me to see how I can be released.

    “I also want to beg the Action Against Hunger, Borno State. We are six here, all of us are staff, we went to work and we were caught on our way back from work. I beg ACF, we have families, and some of us have children. I am begging ACF that they should please do something that they will release us.

    “I also want to count on Nigerians – our  nation, we are Nigerians and we are also working for Nigerian. I beg that Nigerian Government should please. I am begging again please do something to see that we are released.  Because this has occurred before in Red Cross where some ladies, Hauwa and Deborah were caught.

    “They also asked to be released but because Nigeria did not do anything about it, they were killed. I am begging on behalf of all of us here that Nigerian should not allow such a thing to happen to us.

    ”It also happened again with Leah and Alice and because Nigeria  could  not do anything about them, they were not released. They were killed. I beg that Nigeria and our Organisation Action Against Hunger should do something and see that we are released.”

  • Producers to Fed Govt: let fertiliser importation ban stay

    Fertiliser producers have called on the Federal Government to sustain the ban on the importation of the product.

    They said:

    • the Presidential Fertiliser Initiative (PFI) has attracted huge inflow of investments into the fertiliser blending segment of the agric sector;
    • huge foreign exchange has been saved;
    • thousands of direct and indirect jobs have been created; and
    • the ban will save at least $ 9 billion investments in area of production.

    The producers, under the aegis of Fertiliser Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN) said PFI, which was in line with the President Muhammadu Buhari administration’s policy of encouraging local production, has resulted in the revitalisation of fertiliser blending plants across the country.

    FEPSAN said that Nigeria, with its 11 fertiliser blending plants in bad shape in 2015, now has 22 approved plants, 18 of which are producing at installed capacity. According to the Association, Nigeria now has capacity to produce and blend fertiliser to meet the needs of farmers across the country.

    The association also observed that as a result of the increased production capacity, fertilizer consumption has also gone up. A source, who declined to have his name in print, said with regard to fertiliser consumption, a group called the Fertiliser Technical Working Group that comprises the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) country states meets yearly to validate fertiliser statistics in various  African countries.

    The group, which has been collecting in the last seven years Africa’s fertiliser consumption data, also comprised the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, the Organised Private Sector (OPS), Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Nigerian Customs Services (NCS), Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and International Fertiliser Development Centre (IFDC).

    The group said it recorded the highest consumption figure ever for Nigeria under the PFI. “In 2017, our local consumption was 1.56 million tonnes of fertiliser. In 2018, Nigeria recorded 1.4 million tones. The highest consumption we had previously was 1.2 million tones, and that was in 2014,” the source told The Nation, during the week.

    The source pointed out that as a result of the increased capacity of local producers, NPK fertilisers are now available to farmers at affordable rates of about N5, 500 per bag, adding that “the icing on the cake” for farmers is the blending of soil-specific and crop-specific fertilisers.

    The FEPSAN official said farmers in the cashew, cotton, ginger, maize and sorghum value chains were  enjoying this unique innovation, adding that “what is significant about this fertiliser revolution is that it was achieved without a single subsidy programme”.

    According to him, the achievements so far recorded under the PFI would not have been possible but for President Buhari who came up with “The Green Alternative” programme which is his roadmap for the development of the agric sector.

    “Mr. President was so serious with this roadmap that he took it upon himself to lead the  Federal Government team to sign a bilateral agreement with the Govnernment of Morocco for the supply of phosphate for the revitalisation of local blending plants,” he said.

    The FEPSAN chief called on the Federal Government to sustain the ban on the importation of fertiliser, noting that the result of the ban has started manifesting in the form of increased inflow of investments into the agric sector, massive job creation and conservation of foreign exchange. According to him, the fertiliser sector created over 100, 000 jobs in 2018 alone.

    He added that the ban on fertiliser importation swelled the size of investment in urea production to over $9 billion, with Dangote Fertiliser and Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Limited in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, exporting about 800, 000 metric tons of urea.

    According to him, the fertiliser revolution was in line with Mr. President’s address to textile workers yesterday, where he said: “This government will not export jobs meant for Nigerians.” In FEPSAN’s view, the job creation potential in the agric sector will surpass textile if the ban is sustained.

     

  • Give women more ministerial slots, Reps urge Buhari

    The House of Representatives on Thursday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint more women as Ministers.

    They also called on him to make them heads of government agencies and departments.

    The resolution was sequel to the passage of a motion titled “Call on President Muhammadu Buhari to give more Appointive Positions to Women to Compensate for the Short Fall in Women Representation in the National Assembly”,

    The motion was sponsored by Hon.  Omowumi Olubunmi Ogunlola who said that the number of women in the public offices in Nigeria does not reflect internal best practices.

    She said “The House notes that Nigeria is blessed with women of high academic stature some of who have leadership qualities and are held and exalted positions with high levels of responsibilities, both in Nigeria and at international organizations/agencies;

    Read Also: Meet the seven women on Buhari’s ministerial list

    “Also notes that out of the 469 Members of the National Assembly only 19 are women, with 12 of them in the House of Representatives while 7 are in the Senate, a figure that aggregates to a mere 4.l % which is not in accord with international best practices;

    “Aware that this development does not also abide with the Resolution at the Women Conference in Beijing in 1995, where it was urged that women should be recognized and given responsible positions in Governments;

    “Recognizes that women are equal partners in political and socio-economic development of any nation and Nigeria cannot be an exception;

    “Believes that this anomaly can still be corrected by President Muhammadu Buhari appointing more women into his cabinet and also appointing them to head Departments and Agencies of Government.”

    Adopting the motion, the House mandated the Committee on Women Affairs to ensure compliance.

  • Know the Ministerial nominees

    After a long wait, President Muhammadu Buhari finally sent a 43-man ministerial list to the Senate on Tuesday.

    The list, which was read by Senate President Ahmed Lawan, has few surprises, some new entrants and old-timers.

    Here is a quick look at the profile of the ministerial nominees:

    · Ukechuckwu Sampson Ogah: The Abia-born Ogah is an oil magnet and a private investor. He was the 2019 APC gubernatorial candidate.

    · Mohammed Musa Bello: The immediate past FCT Minister has been nominated again by Buhari possibly to continue overseeing activities in the ministry. He has a B.SC in management with a major in Banking and Finance from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria. He has an MBA in the same field. He represents Adamawa state.

    · Godswill Akpabio: The former Governor of Akwa Ibom lost his re-election bid to the Senate. He defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) months to the last general elections after following out with his godson and successor Udom Emmanuel. His nomination is expected to galvanise the APC in the state and region where he is considered the leader.

    · Chris Ngige: Many thought he will be dropped from the incoming cabinet following his long-drawn battles with Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and medical doctors. But the former Anambra governor staged a comeback and is likely to be assigned to the Ministry of Labour and Productivity.

    · Sharon Ikeazor: The current Executive Secretary, Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) is a surprise inclusion in the cabinet considering the massive reforms she initiated in the PTAD. Buhari certainly needs better needs of her to have nominated the former Women Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for cabinet role. She is expected to serve as a Minister of State being a first-timer.

    · Adamu Adamu: The immediate past Minister of Education from Bauchi state is likely to continue in the same capacity upon constitution of the new cabinet.

    · Ambassador Maryam Katagun: The new entrant is expected to serve as a junior minister from Bauchi state despite being Nigeria’s Permanent Delegate to UNESCO. Considering her functions in UNESCO, she is likely to be assigned to the Ministry of Education.

    · Timipre Sylva: One of the former governors to make the list, Sylva’s inclusion means he won’t contest the November 2019 governorship election in Bayelsa, which he presided over from 2007-2011. He replaces former Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Heineken Lokpobiri, who has since picked the nomination form for APC governorship primary.

    · George Akume: The former Benue governor, who lost his senatorial re-election bid, is back as a ministerial-nominee. He replaces former Agriculture Minister Audu Ogbeh as the state’s representative.

    · Mustapha Baba Shehuri: The immediate past Minister of State for Power Works Housing is back on the list ostensibly to give more impetus to ongoing projects in the ministry.

    · Goddy Jedy- Agba: The former Group General Manager (GGM) Crude Oil Marketing Division (OMD) NNPC wanted desperately to govern Cross Rivers but was stopped by powerful forces. He left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC where he has been rewarded with a ministerial slot.

    · Festus Keyamo: The human rights activist won the Delta ministerial slot having served as Director of Strategic Communications of Buhari’s re-election bid.

    · Ogbonnaya Onu: The immediate past Minister of Science of Technology is back to represent Ebonyi state. He may be asked to continue with the ministry.

    · Osagie Ehanire: Another returnee, Ehanire served as Minister of State for Health. He may just be back in the ministry.

    · Clement Ike: The accountant was Commissioner for Environment in Oshiomhole’s government for eight years.

    · Adeniyi Adebayo: Former Ekiti governor is a top chieftain of the APC. He is back with a public office since he left as governor from 1999-2003.

    · Geoffrey Onyeama: The immediate Minister of Foreign Affairs from Enugu is widely believed will continue in the same capacity.

    · Ali Isa Pantami: Gombe-born Director General and CEO of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in Nigeria is a new inclusion on the cabinet list.

    · Emeka Nwajiuba: He has just been elected a member of the House of Representatives on the platform of Accord Party. Nwajiuba was a member of the House from 1999-2003.

    · Suleiman Adamu: The immediate past Minister of Water Resources from Jigawa may continue with the ministry. He was also a former Inspector General of Police.

    · Zainab Ahmed: The Kaduna-born accountant is immediate past Minister of Finance.

    · Muhammad Mahmood: The current Chairman of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) is a former member of the Kaduna House of Assembly and Chairman of the Buhari Support Organisation.

    · Sabo Nanono: The retired banker has long been tipped for ministerial appointment. He comes to the cabinet with years of experience in banking.

    · Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi: A former Sokoto governor (1990-1992), he was retired along with other military chiefs in 1999. He was a legal adviser for the defunct All Nigeria’s People Party (ANPP) and governorship candidate of Democratic People’s Party (DPP) in Kano.

    · Hadi Sirika: The immediate past Minister of Aviation is likely to be back in familiar turf.

    · Abubakar Malami: The Minister of Justice and Attorney General is an expected returnee being one of the President’s men in the last cabinet.

    · .Ramatu Tijjan: The National Women Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is widely speculated to head the Ministry of Women Affairs.

    · Lai Mohammed: The immediate past Minister of Information and Culture is not a surprise inclusion. He may be back in the same Ministry.

    · Gbemisola Saraki: The former Senator led the APC assault that led to the collapse of his elder brother’s political empire in Kwara state. She is tipped to serve as a Minister of State.

    · Babatunde Fashola: The immediate past Minister of Power, Works and Housing is expectedly back to continue with projects he initiated in the first term.

    · Olorunnibe Mamora: The former Senator and Lagos Speaker is a surprise addition to the list considering he was just appointed Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) in 2018.

    · Mohammed H. Abdullahi: He is the immediate past Secretary to the State Government, Nasarawa State Government.

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    · Zubair Dada: Not much is known of the nominee from Niger.

    · Olamilekan Adegbite: He is the immediate past Ogun Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure.

    · Tayo Alasoadura: The former Senator was a former Secretary to Ondo State Government.

    · Rauf Aregbesola: He is the immediate past Osun Governor and trained engineer.

    · Sunday Dare: The former editor is Executive Commissioner (Stakeholder Management) of the Nigerian Communications Commission. He is to represent Oyo state.

    · Paulen Talen: The former Deputy Governor of Plateau is a chieftain of the APC.

    · Rotimi Amaechi: The immediate past Minister of Transportation is an expected inclusion on the list.

    · Maigarai Dingyadi: Little is known of the nominee from Sokoto state.

    · Abubakar D. Aliyu: He is a former deputy governor of Yobe.

    · Sadiya Umar Faruk: The Zamfara-born nominee is Federal Commissioner of National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons.

  • Divisive rhetoric

     

    The Nigerian soul seems fragile just now. Anything that grates it could lead to untoward consequences of fatal dimensions. So when a set of Nigerians that identify themselves as members of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) and the Coalition of the Northern Groups ordered Fulani herdsmen to vacate the south, it was potentially a call to arms.

    They said the call was in the interest of the safety of the herders who had come allegedly under existential threats in the south. This treasonous order happened against the background of the RUGA controversy. Although the Federal Government withdrew its endorsement of the peculiar ranching policy for the southern part of the country, it left bitterness in the hearts of some groups in the north. According to such groups, the rejection of RUGA was an endorsement of a policy to exterminate herdsmen. The conclusion was a tendentious and ominous leap of faith.

    The order was not only irresponsible, but it detracted from the efforts of well-meaning Nigerians to douse tension of ethno-religious combustion in the country.

    In a salutary development, the Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government lashed out at the groups, describing them as out of touch with the nation’s constitution.

    “In line with our country’s constitution, the government of Nigeria and the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari will protect citizens of Nigeria wherever they find themselves,” said the president through his spokesman, Shehu Garba, adding that “no one has the right to ask anyone or group to depart from any part of the country, whether north, south, east or west.”

    The cheering part of the narrative is that more influential groups have not joined such divisive rhetoric. The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has not bolstered the NEF’s treason with a statement.

    We will recall that a similar group a few years back also issued an order for Igbos to vacate the north; a call that led to panic that harked back to the dark fears that preceded the Nigerian Civil War. That episode petered out.

    We cannot, however, wish away the tension in the country arising from the herders’ crisis. Herdsmen have been fingered in the waves of killings across the country, including in the southwest, south-south and southeast. The debate has also complicated the issue as to whether it is only the herdsmen that kill or bandits who do them under the herdsman’s cover.

    More worrying is the fact that some southern individuals have stoked the flame. This is not time to trade blames but seek solutions. The NEF’s chairman, Professor Ango Abdullahi, supported the position of the upstart youths and their incendiary rhetoric.

    A man who sees himself as a man of ideas and role model should not be associated with words such as these: “The bottom line is that their safety is far more important than their stay there. This is a country we all wish to keep together but not at the expense of other sections.”

    At the heart of this crisis of herders is the inability or lack of will of the Federal Government to tackle the problem. It is not just a problem in one part of the country. Zamfara State, once quiet and under the national radar, is now the poster state for turbulence in the country. A tragic episode recently caught national spotlight when villagers heaved the body of a victim of bandits to the emir’s palace. Even in the president’s home state of Katsina, the bandits have overtaken quite a few villages, and peace is no longer routine in the lives of some of its citizens.

    So long as the north provides beef and south consumes it, the herder issue will remain on the front burner until we resolve it. Divisive rhetoric only makes it worse.

  • JUST IN: Full list of Buhari’s ministerial nominees

    1. Dr. Ikechukwu Ogah (Abia)

    2. Mohammed Musa Bello(Adamawa)

    3. Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom)

    4. Chris Ngige (Anambra)

    5. Sharon Ikeazor (Anambra)

    6. Adamu Adamu (Bauchi)

    7. Ambassador Maryam Katagun (Bauchi)

    8. Timipre Sylva (Bayelsa)

    9.George Akume (Benue)

    10.Mustapha Baba Shehuri (Borno)

    11. Goddy Jedy Agba (Cross River)

    12.Festus Keyamo (Delta)

    13. Ogbonnaya Onu (Ebonyi)

    14. Osagie Ehanire (Edo)

    15.Clement. Ike (Edo)

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    16. Richard Adeniyi Adebayo (Ekiti)

    17. Geoffrey Onyeama (Enugu)

    18.Ali Isa Pantami (Gombe)

    19. Emeka Nwajiuba (Imo)

    20. Suleiman Adamu (Jigawa)

    21. Zainab Ahamed (Kaduna)

    22.Muhammad Mahmood (Kaduna)

    23.Sabo Nanono (Kano)

    24.Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi (Kano)

    25.Hadi Sirika (Katsina)

    26.Abubakar Malami (Kebbi)

    27.Ramatu Tijjani (Kogi)

    28. Lai Mohammed (Kwara)

    29.Gbemisola Saraki (Kwara)

    30.Babatunde Fashola (Lagos)

    31. Adeleke Mamora (Lagos)

    32. Mohammed H. Abdullahi (Nasarawa)

    33. Zubair Dada (Niger)

    34. Olamilekan Adegbite (Ogun)

    35. Tayo Alasoadura (Ondo)

    36. Rauf Aregbesola (Osun)

    37. Sunday Dare (Oyo)

    38.Paulen Talen (Plateau)

    39. Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers)

    40. Maigarai Dingyadi (Sokoto)

    41. Sale Mamman (Taraba)

    42. Abubakar D. Aliyu (Yobe)

    43. Sadiya Umar Faruk (Zamfara)

  • BREAKING: Amaechi, Aregbesola, Saraki, others make Buhari’s ministerial list

    President Muhammadu Buhari has finally forwarded the list of ministerial nominees to Senate for confirmation.

    There are 43 nominees by the President.

    On the list announced by Senate President Ahmed Lawan are former ministers Babatunde Fashola, Rotimi Amaechi, Ogbonnaya Onu, Adamu Adamu(Bauchi), Senator Chris Ngige(Anambra).

    Read Also: Only tested, trusted will make my ministerial list — Buhari

    Also on the list are former Governors Rauf Aregbesola(Osun) George Akume(Benue) Timipre Sylva(Bayelsa), Adeniyi Adebayo(Ekiti).

    Some of the newcomers are Senator Godswill Akpabio(Akwa Ibom), Sunday Dare(Oyo), Festus Keyamo(Delta), Sharon Ikeazor(Anambra), Senator Tayo Alasoadura(Ondo), Senator Gbemisola Saraki (Kwara) and Olorunnibe Mamora(Lagos).

    Lawan said screening of the nominees commences tomorrow.

    Details shortly…