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According to Vanguard,the Rivers State ex. Governor, Rotimi Amaechi and Babatunde Fashola of Lagos were among the names forwarded to the senate as ministerial nominees.
Others in the list includes; former governors, Anambra, Chris Ngige; Abia State, Ogbonaya Onu, Ekiti, Kayode Fayemi; a one time APC governorship flag bearer in Taraba, Aisha Alhassan, Amina Mohammed; A former commissioner of Ogun State, Kunle Adeosun; Malami Abubakar (SAN) and the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Ibe Kachikwu.
Kachikwu’s appointment will be to function as the junior minister running the day-to-day affairs in the oil sector while Buhari oversees it as stated by him in New York on Tuesday, while attending the UN General Assembly, that he, Buhari would be minister of petroleum resources.
A source revealed to Vanguard that instead of 36 names, President Buhari sent only 21 names as Ministerial nominees to the Senate President, with intention to send others very early on Tuesday before plenary session.
The long awaited ministerial list was received from the Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari at 4.59 pm by Senate President Saraki.
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