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President Muhammadu Buhari has finally released his long awaited ministerial list. In the list sent to the Senate , about 12 ministers from his first term are continuing their work with him. Notable names from the first term of PMB’s regime include, Adamu Adamu,Raji Fashola, Chris Ngige, Lai Mohammed among orders. Also on the list is the sister to the immediate past Senate President, Gbemisola Saraki.
The list as transmitted to the Senate by the President late Monday night include:
1. Ikechukwu Oga (Abia) 2. Mohammed Musa Bello (Adamawa) 3. Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom) 4. Chris Ngige (Anambra) 5. Sharon Ikeazor (Anambra) 6. Adamu Adamu (Bauchi) 7. Maryam Katagum (Bauchi) 8. Timi Sylva (Bayelsa) 9. George Akume (Benue) 10. Mustapha Baba Shehuri (Borno) 11. Goddy Agba (Cross Rivers) 12. Festus Keyamo (Delta) 13. Ogbonnaya Onu (Ebonyi) 14. Osagie Enakhire (Edo) 15. Clement Agba (Edo) 16. Adeniyi Adebayo (Ekiti) 17. Geofrey Onyeama (Enugu) 18. Ali Issa Fantami (Gombe) 19. Emeka Nwajiuba (Imo) 20. Suleiman Adamu (Jigawa) 21. Zainab Ahmed (Kaduna) 22. Mohammed Mahmoud (Kaduna) 23. Sabo Nanunu (Kano) 24. Bashir Salihi Magashi (Kano) 25. Hadi Sirika (Katsina) 26. Abubakar Malami (Kebbi) 27. Ahmadu Tijani (Kogi) 28. Lai Mohammed (Kwara) 29. Gbemisola Saraki (Kwara) 30. Raji Fashola (Lagos) 31. Nimbe Momora (Lagos) 32. Muhammed Abdullahi (Nasarawa) 33. Zubeira Dada (Niger) 34. Olamilekan Adegbite (Ogun) 35. Tayo Alasoadura (Ondo) 36. Rauf Aregbesola (Osun) 37. Sunday Dare (Oyo) 38. Pauline Tallen (Plateau) 39. Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers) 40. Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi (Sokoto) 41. Saleh Mohammed (Taraba) 42. Abubakar Aliyu (Yobe) 43. Sadiya Umar Farouk (Zamfara)
Unlike the first term when he appointed 36 minsters, this time around ,6 ministers were nominated from each geo- political zones ,bringing the total to 43. The Senate is expected to screen the nominees before embarking on their annual recess on Thursday.
