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Buhari nominates Keyamo, Akpabio, Akume as ministers

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President Muhammadu Buhari has submitted his long -awaited list of ministerial nominees to the Senate.

Prominent among those nominated include former Akwa Ibom State governor, Godswill Akpabio, former Benue State governor, George Akume, and the Buhari campaign spokesperson, Festus Keyamo.

Also prominent on the list is the sister of Bukola Saraki the immediate past Senate president, Gbemisola Saraki, as well as Sunday Dare, one time aide to national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu.

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Others are Senator Olutayo Alasoadura, immediate past governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola and Senator Olurunnimbe Mamora

Former ministers in Buhari’s first term cabinet, who made the list include Rotimi Amaechi, Raji Fashola, Adamu Adamu, and Lai Mohammed.

See full list below:

1. Abia – Uchechukwu Samson Ogah
2. Adamawa – Mohammed Musa Bello
3. Akwa Ibom – God’swill Akpabio
4. Anambra – Dr Chris Ngige
5. Anambra – Sharon Ikeazor
6. Bauchi – Adamu Adamu
7. Bauchi – Ambassador Mariam Kategu
8. Bayelsa – Timipre Sylvia
9. Benue – George Akume
10. Borno – Mustapha Baba Shehuri
11. Cross River – Goddi Jeddi Agba
12. Delta – Festus Keyamo
13. Enugu – Ogbonnaya Onu
14. Edo – Osagie Ehanire
15. Edo – Clement Agba
16. Ekiti – Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo
17. Enugu – Geoffrey Onyema
18. Gombe – Isa Ibrahim Patami
19. Imo – Emeka Nwajiuba
20. Jigawa – Sulieman Adamu
21. Kaduna – Zainab Ahmed
22. Kaduna – Mohammed Mahmud
23. Kano – Sabo Nanono
24. Kano – Major Bashir Sani
25. Katsina – Hadi Serika
26. Kebbi – Abubakar Malami
27. Kogi – Ramatu Tijani
28. Kwara – Lai Mohammed
29. Kwara – Gbemisola Saraki
30. Lagos – Babatunde Raji Fashola
31. Lagos – Adeleke Mamora
32. Nasarawa – Mohammed Abdullahi
33. Niger – Zubairu Dada
34. Ogun – Olamilekun Adegbite
35. Ondo – Tayo Alaosuadura
36. Osun – Rauf Aregbesola
37. Oyo – Sunday Dare
38. Plateau – Pauline Talin
39. Rivers – Rotimi Amaechi
40. Sokoto – Mohammed Dangidi
41. Taraba – Sale Mamman
42. Yobe – Abubakar Aliyu
43. Zamfara – Sadiya Umar Farouk.

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