THE President  of the Senate,  Senator   Godswill Akpabio has received  the long awaited Ministerial  list from President  Bola Tinubu.

The number of names sent were 28, with no state of origin attached.

The list was delivered  by the former Speaker,  House of  Representatives  and Chief  of Staff to President  Tinubu, Femi  Gbajiabiamila who entered  the hallowed  Chamber  at 1.18pm and delivered  the letter at 1.19pm.

The letter  addressed to the President  of  the  Senate,  Senator  Godswill  Akpabio. 

See the full list:

Abubakar Momoh
Ambassador Yusuf Maitama
Arch Ahmed Musa Dangiwa
Barr. Hannatu Musawa
Chief Uche Nnaji
Dr. Betta Edu
Dr. Doris Aniche Uzoka
David Umahi
Ezenwo Nyesom Wike
Mohammed Badaru Abubabakar
Nasir El Rufai
Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo
Nkiru Onyejeocha
Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo
Hon. Stella Okotete
Hon. Uju Ohaneye
Mr. Bello Muhammad
Mr. Dele Alake
Mr. Lateef Fagbemi SAN
Mr. Muhammad Idris
Mr. Olawale Edun
Mr. Waheed Adebayo Adelabu
Mrs. Suleiman Ibrahim
Prof. Ali Pate
Prof. Joseph U.
Sen. Abubakar Kyari
Sen John Owan-Enoh
Sen. Sani Abubakar Danladi

Meet media entrepreneur, Mohammed Idris

Idris is a Fellow of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), philanthropist, political leader and public relations expert.

The 57-year-old native of Niger State holds a Master’s Degree in English from Bayero University, Kano State. Read his full profile HERE.

Women in ministerial list: Meet Ohanaye, APC aspirant who stepped down for Tinubu; Edu, Musawa, others

The only female presidential aspirant in the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Uju Kennedy Ohaneye, who stepped down for President Bola Tinubu at the party’s primaries in June last year, was included in the ministerial list.

Ohaneye was among the seven women who made the first batch of the list submitted to the Senate on Thursday.

Read the profiles of the women in Tinubu’s list HERE.

Ahmad Dangiwa, ex-MD of FMBN, Katsina gov aspirant

He was an expert in the field of mortgage financing. Gaining experience at Sahel Mortgage Finance Limited by moving up the ranks from property manager to head of credit control to manager of the mortgage banking division. Read the full profile HERE.

Ex-President Jonathan’s minister Mohammed Pate

Pate served as Minister Health, State, under Goodluck Jonathan between 2011 and 2013.

See full profile HERE.

Ex-Lagos commissioner, Wale Edun

Edun completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics at the University of London and earned a Master’s Degree in Economics from the University of Sussex, England. 

See his full profile HERE.

Nyesom Wike, ex-PDP, G5 gov

Wike’s appointment comes after weeks of speculations that the former PDP and G5 governor would be appointed the serve in the All Progressives Congress, APC-led Tinubu’s government.

Read more HERE.