Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated seven persons for appointment as ministers. The new ministers will replace those who resigned to contest 2023 elections.
This is contained in a letter by President Muhammadu Buhari, read on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday seeking their confirmation.
The nominees are Odum Odi (Rivers State), Joseph Ukama (Ebonyi State), Umana Okon Umana (Akwa Ibom), Ademola Adegoroye (Ondo state),Goodluck Nnana Opia (Imo State),Henry Ikechukwu Iko (Abia State),and Umar Ibrahim El-Yakub (Kano State).
The newly appointed ministers are to replace ministers on Mr Buhari’s cabinet who had resigned to contest for other offices.
Some ministers who resigned are Rotimi Amaechi, Godswill Akpabio, Ogbonnaya Onu and Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba who contested for the presidential primary.
Others are Uche Ogar who contested and won the factional Abia State governorship primary and Tayo Alasoadura who contested and lost the APC senatorial primary.
They had resigned in accordance with the provisions of Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act which states that “No political appointee at any level shall be a voting delegate or be voted for at the convention or congress of any political party for the purpose of the nomination of candidates for any election.”
Although the appeal court had declared the section unconstitutional, the case was moved to the Supreme court for a final decision.
The new ministers will be screened on another legislative day.
