By Sunday James
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent the names of 7 persons to the National Assembly for confirmation as ministers as replacement for those who resigned to seek elective positions.
In the letter read by the Senate President on Tuesday, Buhari said the nominees would replace the former ministers that resigned from his cabinet.
The letter read in part, “In accordance with Section 8 Subsection 2 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, I hereby forward the underlisted ministerial nominees for your confirmation.
The nominees are:
- Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh – Abia State
- Umana Okon Umana – Akwa Ibom State
- Egwumakama Joseph Nkama – Ebonyi State
- Goodluck Nnana Opiah – Imo State
- Umar Ibrahim El-Yakub – Kano State
- Ademola Adewole Adegoroye – Ondo State
- Odum Odih – Rivers State
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