Former Akwa Ibom State governor, Godswill Akpabio, has been named on the list of nominees for President Muhammadu Buhari's second term cabinet.
A former Senator, Gbemisola Saraki, was also nominated in a list of 43 that was read by Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, during plenary on Tuesday, July 23, 2019.
Chris Ngige, Adamu Adamu, Ogbonnaya Onu, Geoffery Onyeama, Zainab Ahmed, Hadi Sirika, Abubakar Malami, Lai Mohammed, Osagie Enahire, Mustapha Shehuri, Suleiman Adamu, Mohammed Bello, Babatunde Fashola, and Rotimi Amaechi were also nominated after serving in Buhari's first term cabinet.
Other former governors who made the list include Rauf Aregbesola, George Akume, Timipre Sylva, and Adeniyi Adebayo. The president also nominated seven women, one more than in 2015.
Lawan said other legislative activities will be suspended to commence the screening of the nominees on Wednesday, July 24.
Here's the full list of nominees:
- Uchechukwu Ogah (Abia)
- Muhammad Bello (Adamawa)
- Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom)
- Chris Ngige (Anambra)
- Sharon Ikeazu (Anambra)
- Adamu Adamu (Bauchi)
- Mariam Katagum (Bauchi)
- Timipre Silva (Bayelsa)
- George Akume (Benue)
- Mustapha Shehuri (Borno)
- Goddy Agba (Cross River)
- Festus Keyamo (Delta)
- Ogbonnaya Onu (Ebonyi)
- Osagie Ehanire (Edo)
- Clement Agba (Edo)
- Adeniyi Adebayo (Ekiti)
- Geoffery Onyeama (Enugu)
- Ali Isa Ibrahim Pantami (Gombe)
- Emeka Nwajuba (Imo)
- Suleiman Adamu (Jigawa)
- Zainab Ahmed (Kaduna)
- Mohammed Mahmoud (Kaduna)
- Sabo Nanono (Kano)
- Bashir Magashi (Kano)
- Hadi Sirika (Katsina)
- Abubakar Malami (Kebbi)
- Ramatu Tijani (Kogi)
- Lai Mohammed (Kwara)
- Gbemisola Saraki (Kwara)
- Babatunde Fashola (Lagos)
- Adeleke Mamora (Lagos)
- Mohammed Abdullahi (Nasarawa)
- Zubairu Dada (Niger)
- Olamilekan Adegbite (Ogun)
- Tayo Alasoadura (Ondo)
- Rauf Aregbesola (Osun)
- Sunday Dare (Oyo)
- Pauline Tallen (Plateau)
- Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers)
- Mohammed Dangadi (Sokoto)
- Saleh Mamman (Taraba)
- Abubakar B. Aliyu (Yobe)
- Sadiya Umar Faruk (Zamfara)