President Buhari nominates seven persons for ministerial appointment

President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated seven persons for screening and confirmation by the senate for appointment as ministers.

Senate president Ahmad Lawan read Buhari’s letter of request on the floor of the senate, in Abuja, on Tuesday.

In the letter read by Lawan, the president said the nominees would replace the former ministers that resigned from his cabinet.

The nominees are, Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh from 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 from Rivers state