Twelve days after the first
list was sent to the lawmakers, who will begin screening of the nominees, on 12th
of October 2015 Muhammadu Buhari released the 2nd list of ministerial nominees
to Senate President Bukola Saraki.
The second batch of
nominees was submitted to the Senate President by the Chief of Staff to the
President, Alhaji Abba Kyari accompanied by the Senior Special Assistant to the
President on National Assembly Matters, Senator Ita Enang, at 4.25pm.
Abdulrahman Kawu Sumaila, Senior
Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (House), was
also part of the delegation.
The identities of the
nominees were still shrouded in secrecy last night over what highly placed
sources attributed to angst in the Presidency over the leakage of the first
list to the media.
However, dependable sources
said prominent names on the second list include former Chairman of the National
Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Barr Mohammed Bello (Adamawa); former Governor of
Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola (Osun); former Chairman of the National
Population Commission, NPC, Chief Festus Odimegwu (Imo); former National
President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN
(Ondo); former spokesman of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP,
Osita Okechukwu (Enugu); and former ANPP governorship candidate in Abia, Ikechi
Emenike (Abia).
Others on the list include:
Hadiza Abdullahi; Adamu Adamu (Bauchi), Hajia Bukar Ibrahim, the former first
lady of Yobe State (Yobe); Senator Heineken Lokpobiri (Bayelsa); James Ocholi, SAN (Kogi); Anthony Anwuka, a professor
of education administration, who was secretary to the government of Imo state;
and Isaac Adewole, a professor of obstetrics and gynaecology. Others are Dan
Ali, a brigadier-general who was retired in 2013; Okechukwu Enelamah, the CEO
of African Capital Alliance; Claudius Omoyele Daramola, a professor of
sociology of education, from Ondo state; and Aisha Abubakar.
The submission of the names
was in line with President Buhari’s promise to send the second batch of
ministerial nominees to the Senate for confirmation.
The Senate scheduled today
to begin screening and possible confirmation of the nominees.
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