Senate has received seven new nominees from President Muhammadu Buhari as replacements for ministers that resigned due to their political ambitions.
The names of the nominees are contained in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate Ahmad Lawan.
The letter read at plenary on Tuesday states, “In accordance with Section 8 Subsection 2 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, I hereby forward the under-listed ministerial nominees for your confirmation.”
The nominees are Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh – Abia State, Umana Okon Umana – Akwa Ibom State, Egwumakama Joseph Nkama – Ebonyi State, Goodluck Nnana Opiah – Imo State, Umar Ibrahim El-Yakub – Kano State, Ademola Adewole Adegoroye – Ondo State, and Odum Odih – Rivers State.
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