was sent to the Senate for confirmation, the second batch
has found its way to the media.
The list was submitted to the Senate President Bukola
Saraki yesterday, October 12, 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.
But with the identities of the nominees still masked in
secrecy, dependable sources have disclosed to Vanguard,
the prominent names who made it to the second ministerial
list.
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Nominees Start
They include:
1. Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria,
Barr Mohammed Bello (Adamawa)
2. Former Governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye
Oyinlola (Osun)
3. Former Chairman of the National Population Commission
(NPC), Chief Festus Odimegwu (Imo)
4. Former National President of the Nigerian Bar Association
(NBA), Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN (Ondo)
5. Former spokesman of the Conference of Nigerian Political
Parties (CNPP), Osita Okechukwu (Enugu)
6. Former ANPP governorship candidate in Abia, Ikechi
Emenike (Abia).
7. Hadiza Abdullahi
8. Adamu Adamu (Bauchi)
9. Hajia Bukar Ibrahim, the former first lady of Yobe State
(Yobe)
10. Senator Heineken Lokpobiri (Bayelsa)
11. James Ocholi, SAN (Kogi)
12. Anthony Anwuka, a professor of education
administration, who was secretary to the government of
Imo state
13. Isaac Adewole, a professor of obstetrics and
gynaecology
14. Dan Ali, a brigadier-general who was retired in 2013
15. Okechukwu Enelamah, the CEO of African Capital
Alliance
16. Claudius Omoyele Daramola, a professor of sociology of
education, from Ondo state
17. Aisha Abubakar.
The submission of the second batch of ministerial nominees
for confirmation, comes just before the Senate begins
screening exercise and possible confirmation of the
nominees today, October 13.
The screening exercise is billed to take three days.
