7 big omissions from Tinubu's ministerial list; will they be second time lucky?

<p>Tinubu has finally unveiled his picks for ministerial appointments, but some widely tipped politicians didn’t make the cut.</p>, <span>7 big omissions from Tinubu's ministerial list; will they be second time lucky?</span>, <h2>After weeks of speculations, President Bola Tinubu forwarded the names of his ministerial nominees to the Senate for confirmation on Thursday, July 27, 2023.</h2>, <p>The letter, bearing the nominees’ names, was presented to the Senate by the Chief of Staff to the President, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, during plenary on Thursday.</p>, <p>In the letter read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Tinubu sought confirmation of 28 ministerial nominees into his cabinet.</p>, <p>It was an intriguing development as many had expected the President to pick at least 36 nominees in line with the constitutional requirement of at least one minister from each of the 36 states in Nigeria.</p>, <p>But, even more interesting were some noticeable absentees in the list of nominees. While the President pulled little surprises with his selection, the major upset was perhaps leaving out some usual suspects.</p>, <p>If there’s any quality Tinubu has displayed throughout his political journey, it’s his unapologetic commitment to honouring agreement and rewarding loyalty. It was, therefore, curious not to see some names on his ministerial pick.</p>, <p>However, as hinted in his letter to the Senate and later confirmed by Gbajabiamila, Tinubu intends to send 13 more names to the National Assembly for confirmation, so all hope is not lost yet for some of the overlooked politicians.</p>, <p>This piece looks at seven big names omitted from Tinubu’s ministerial list.</p>, <img src="https://cdn-fmcrawler.shalltry.com/public/prod/files/images/2023-07-29/original/30ecf6f0-59e1-42e4-987c-2f53516a25ae.jpg">, <span>President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Presidency</span>, <p>Kayode Fayemi</p>, <p>The former governor of Ekiti State isn’t only a longtime ally of the President but was also one of the aspirants who stepped down for Tinubu dur