L-R: Onu, Nwajiuba and Akpabio all lost out at the APC presidential primaries after resigning as ministers in Buhari’s cabinet
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari according to reports has sent a letter containing the names of seven nominees to the President of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for consideration and confirmation as ministers.
The nominees include Henry Ikechukwu (Abia State), Umana Umana (Akwa Ibom State), Ekuma Joseph (Ebonyi State), Goodluck Obia (Imo State), Umar Yakub (Kano State), Ademola Adegorioye (Ondo State), and Odo Udi (Rivers State). In the letter, the president requested to receive what he called “the usual expeditious consideration and confirmation of the nominees by the Senate.”
When confirmed by the Senate, the nominees would replace former ministers most of who resigned from the office to pursue their political ambition. They include Rotimi Amaechi, Ogbonnaya Onu, Godswill Akpabio and Emeka Nwajiuba. They resigned pursuant to the provisions of section 84(12) of the electoral act.
