The senate on Monday, August 7, confirmed 45 of the 48 ministerial nominees sent to it by President Bola Tinubu.
The lawmakers shelved the confirmation of three nominees for security reasons/
They were the former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, a former senator from Taraba State, Sani Danladi, and a nominee from Delta State, Ms Stella Okotete.
Below are the names and geopolitical zones of those whose nomination was confirmed.
South-South – 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 — 5
8. Nkiru Onyejiocha (Abia)
9. Uju Ohaneye (Anambra)
10. David Umahi (Ebonyi)
11. Uche Nnaji (Enugu)
12. Doris Uzoka (Imo)
South West — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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)
