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A former Governor of Kaduna state, Malam Balarabe Musa, has expressed disappointment at President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial list arguing that that there is nothing spectacular about the names.
“Why did it take the President four months to come up with these names? I believe this is the question that many informed Nigerians should ask” he said.
“These are the same old names, ordinary Nigerians who the President knows and he must have even met them several times. So, what is particular about them that he wasted so much time in appointing them ministers.
“But there are about two or three who I can say are distinguished among them like, Audu Ogbeh who I have known for a very long time.
“We were together during the Second Republic. He was a minister while I was governor then. Audu Ogbeh has an outstanding public record that everybody knows.”
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki announced to the ministerial nominees today during plenary.
- Chris Ngige – Anambra
- Kayode Fayemi- Ekiti
- Rotimi Amaechi – Rivers
- Babatunde Fashola -Lagos
- Abdulrahman Danbazau
- Aisha Alhassan – Taraba
- Ogbonaya Onu- Abia
- Kemi Adeosun -Ogun
- Abubakar Malami (SAN) -Kebbi
- Sen Hadi Sirika –Katsina
- Barr. Adebayo Shittu -Oyo
- Suleiman Adam -Jigawa
- Solomon Dalong -Plateau
- Ibe Kachikwu -Delta
- Osagie Ehanire -Edo
- Audu Ogbeh – Benue
- Lai Mohammed -Kwara
- Ahmed Isa Ibeto -Niger
- Amina Mohammed – Kaduna
- Udoma Udo-Udoma – Akwa Ibom
Senator Saraki who disclosed that the Senate would commence screening, Tuesday October 13, said that President Buhari had told him that subsequent names would come shortly.