Senate confirms 45 nominees, defers El-Rufai, Okotete, Danladi’s confirmation

<p>The ministerial nomination of Nasir El-Rufai and two others is yet to be confirmed.</p>, <span>Secondary chamber of the Nigerian Senate Tope Brown</span>, <h2>The Senate has confirmed 45 out of the 48 persons nominated as ministers by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.</h2>, <p>The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio at the end of the screening of the ministerial nominees on Monday, August 7, 2023, said 45 nominees were confirmed.</p>, <p>With names of three nominees missing on the list of confirmed nominees, Akpabio said, former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, Abubakar Sani Danladi (Taraba) and Stella Okotete (Delta) were awaiting security clearance.</p>, <p>Below is the full list of confirmed nominees:</p>, <p>Ekperikpe Ekpo : Akwa Ibom State</p>, <p>Heineken Lokpobri : Bayelsa State</p>, <p>Betta Edu : Cross River State</p>, <p>John Enoh : Cross River State</p>, <p>Abubakar Momoh : Edo State</p>, <p>Nyesom Wike : Rivers State</p>, <p>Tahir Mamman : Adamawa State</p>, <p>Yusuf Maitama Tuggar : Bauchi State</p>, <p>Ali Pate : Bauchi State</p>, <p>Abubakar Kyari : Borno State</p>, <p>Alkali Ahmed Saidu : Gombe State</p>, <p>Uba Maigari Ahmadu : Taraba State</p>, <p>Ibrahim Geidam : Yobe State</p>, <p>Mohamed Badaru : Jigawa State</p>, <p>Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure : Kano State</p>, <p>Abdullahi T. Gwarzo : Kano State</p>, <p>Ahmad Dangiwa : Katsina State</p>, <p>Hanatu Musawa : Katsina State</p>, <p>Yusuf Tanko Sununu : Kebbi State</p>, <p>Atiku Bagudu : Kebbi State</p>, <p>Bello M. Goronyo : Sokoto State</p>, <p>Bello Matawalle : Zamfara State</p>, <p>Nkiruka Onyejiocha : Abia State</p>, <p>Uju Ohaneye : Anambra State</p>, <p>David Umahi : Ebonyi State</p>, <p>Uche Nnaji : Enugu State</p>, <p>Doris Uzoka : Imo State</p>, <p>Dele Alake : Ekiti State</p>, <p>Tunji Alausa : Lagos State</p>, <p>Lola Ade-John : Lagos State</p>, <p>Isiak Salako : Ogun State</p>, <p>Bosun Tijani : Ogun State</p>, <p>Olawale Edun : Ogun State</p>, <p>Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo : Ondo: State</p>, <p>Adegboyega Oyetola : Osun State</p>, <p>Adeb