National Telescope national telescope newspaper
By Odekola Deborah
The Senate on Monday screened 14 Ministerial-nominees while the screening of 28 others will continue on Tuesday.
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio presided over the screening which commenced with a prayer at 12:41pm.
During the screening, Ex-Lawmaker and Ex-governors took a bow.
Among those screened includes: a two-time member of the House of Representatives, Abubakar Momoh; Former governor of RIvers state, Nyesom Wike; a Professor from Benue State, Joseph Utsev; acting National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, Sen. Abubakar Kyari; Former Senator John Enoh from Cross River State; Barrister Bello Mohammed; and former Jigawa State Governor, Badaru Abubakar.
Others are: Yusuf Maitama Tuggar from Bauchi State; former Taraba State deputy governor, Senator Abubakar Sani Danladi; Uju Kennedy Ohaneye from Anambra State; former chairman of the House Committee on NDDC, Mr Olubunmi Ojo; Nkiruka Onyejeocha from Abia State; the National women leader of the APC, Betty Edu; and Iman Suleiman Ibrahim from Nasarawa State.
The ministerial nominees
South-south
Nyesom Wike – Rivers
Abubakar Momoh – Edo
Betta Edu – Cross River
Ekperikpe Ekpo – Akwa Ibom
Stella Okotette – Delta
John Enoh – Cross River
South-west
Olubunmi Tunji Ojo – Ondo
Dele Alake – Ekiti
Olawale Edun – Ogun
Waheed Adebayo Adelabu – Oyo
South-east
Uche Nnaji – Enugu
Doris Aniche Uzoka – Imo
David Umahi – Ebonyi
Nkeiruka Onyejocha – Abia
Uju Kennedy Ohaneye – Anambra
North-east
Yusuf Maitama Tuggar – Bauchi
Ali Pate –Bauchi
Abubakar Kyari – Borno
Sani Abubakar Danladi – Taraba
North-west
Badaru Abubakar – Jigawa
Nasiru Ahmed El-Rufai – Kaduna
Ahmed Dangiwa – Katsina
Hannatu Musawa – Katsina
Bello Muhammad Goronyo – Sokoto
North central
Lateef Fagbemi – Kwara
Muhammad Idris – Niger
Iman Suleiman Ibrahim – Nasarawa
Joseph Utsev – Benue
