On Thursday, President Bola Tinubu’s 28 ministerial nominees were officially unveiled by the Senate. The announcement was made by Senate President, GodsWill Akpabio, during the plenary session.
The list of nominees was personally delivered to the Senate by Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff to the President and former Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Among the nominees, four former governors stood out. Here are their profiles:
1. David Umahi: A civil engineer, David Nweze Umahi represented Ebonyi South Senatorial District and served two terms as the governor of Ebonyi State from 2015 to 2023. Prior to his governorship, he was the deputy governor of the state from 2011 to 2015.
2. Mohammed Badaru: An accountant by profession, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar held office as the governor of Jigawa State from 2015 to 2023. He is also known for chairing the Presidential Committee on Fertiliser and the Presidential Committee on Non-oil Revenue. Additionally, he is the owner of the Talamiz Group of Industries.
3. Nasir El-Rufai: An architect by training, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai served as the governor of Kaduna State from 2015 to 2023. Prior to that, he was the minister of the Federal Capital Territory from 2003 to 2007 during the Obasanjo administration. Before his ministerial appointment, El-Rufai had been the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises.
4. Nyesom Wike: A lawyer by profession and an Ikwerre indigene from Rumuepirikom in Obio-Akpor, Rivers State, Nyesom Wike was the governor of Rivers State from 2015 to 2023. He had previously served as the Minister of State for Education under the Jonathan administration. Wike, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, played a prominent role as part of the G-5 governors who opposed the presidential ambition of the party’s candidate, Atiku Abubakar. He received his education at the Rivers State University of Science and Technology.
These four former governors were selected by President Bola Tinubu as part of his ministerial team, and their appointments are now subject to confirmation by the Senate.
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