After many weeks of speculation, Senate President, Bukola Saraki finally read the list of ministerial nominees today at the senate plenary session.
Here are the nominees:
1. Chris Ngige – Anambra
2. Kayode Fayemi- Ekiti
3. Rotimi Amaechi – Rivers
4. Babatunde Fashola -Lagos
5. Abdulrahman Danbazau – Kano
6. Aisha Alhassan – Taraba
7. Ogbonaya Onu- Ebonyi
8. Kemi Adeosun -Ogun
9. Abubakar Malami (SAN) -Kebbi
10. Sen Hadi Sirika –Katsina
11. Barr. Adebayo Shittu -Oyo
12. Suleiman Adam -Jigawa
13. Solomon Dalong -Plateau
14. Ibe Kachikwu -Delta
15. Osagie Ehanire -Edo
16. Audu Ogbeh – Benue
17. Lai Mohammed -Kwara
18. Ahmed Isa Ibeto -Niger
19. Amina Mohammed – Kaduna
20. Donald Duke – Cross River
21. Yinka Folashade Oredola – Ondo
According to the senate president, screening will commence on Tuesday, 13th of October, 2015. The Department of State Services, the Directorate of Military Intelligence and the National Intelligence Agency are the security agencies screening the potential ministers.