The confirmation of the former Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, Stella Okotete (Delta state), and Abubakar Danladi (Taraba state), by the Senate has been put on hold pending the conclusion of the undergoing security clearance.
The Senate has announced the confirmation of 45 out of the 48 screened ministerial nominees presented to the it by President Bola Tinubu.
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, made the announcement a week after Tinubu’s transmission of a 28-member list to the red chamber for confirmation on July 27.
Last Monday, the Senate screened former governor of Rivers State Nyesom Wike; Abubakar Kyari of Borno State; Nkiruka Onyejeocha (Abia State); Bello Muhammad (Sokoto State); Sani Abubakar Danladi (Taraba State); and Badaru Abubakar (Jigawa State).
Others are Joseph Utsev (Benue State), Olubunmi Tunji Ojo (Ondo State), Betta Edu (Cross River State), Uju Kennedy Ohaneye (Anambra State), Abubakar Momoh (Edo State), John Enoh (Cross River State), Iman Suleiman Ibrahim (Nasarawa State), and Yusuf Maitama Tuggar (Bauchi State).
