President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday announced names of 12 former ministers who worked with him in his first term for reappointment.
They are Babatunde Fashola (Lagos State), Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers State) Hadi Sirika (Katsina State), Zainab Ahmed (Kaduna State), Lai Mohammed (Kwara State) Chris Ngige (Anambra State), Adamu Adamu (Bauchi State), Abubakar Malami (Jigawa State), Godfrey Onyeama (Enugu State), Ogbonnaya Onu (Ebonyi State) , Osagie Enahire (Edo State), Suleiman Adamu (Jigawa State), and Mohameed Bello (Adamawa State).
Some of the former ministers not reappointed are Okechukwu Enelamah (Abia State), Udoma Udo Udoma (Akwa Ibom State), Heineken Lokpobiri (Bayelsa State), Audu Ogbeh (Benue State) and Usani Uguru (Cross River State).
Others are Ibe Kachikwu (Delta State), Anthony Anwuka (Imo State ), Stephen Ochani (Kogi State), Abdulrahaman Dambazau (Kano State), Abubakar Bawa Bwari (Niger State), Cladius Omoleye Daramola (Ondo State) Isaac Adewole (Osun State ), Adebayo Shittu (Oyo State ), Solomon Dalong (Plateau State), Aisha Abubakar (Sokoto State ) and Mansur Dan Ali (Zamfara State).
Full list of Buhari’s ministerial nominees
- Dr. Ikechukwu Ogah (Abia State)
- Mohammed Musa Bello (Adamawa State) reappointed
- Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom State)
- Chris Ngige (Anambra State) reappointment
- Sharon Ikeazor (Anambra State)
6.Adamu Adamu (Bauchi State) reappointment
7.Ambassador Maryam Katagun (Bauchi State)
- Timipre Sylva (Bayelsa State)
9.George Akume (Benue State)
10.Mustapha Baba Shehuri (Borno State) reappointment
- Goddy Jedy Agba (Cross River State)
12.Festus Keyamo (Delta State)
- Ogbonnaya Onu (Ebonyi State)reappointment
- Osagie Ehanire (Edo State) reappointment
15.Clement Ike (Edo State)
- Richard Adeniyi Adebayo (Ekiti State)
- Geoffrey Onyeama (Enugu State) reappointment
18.Ali Isa Pantami (Gombe State)
- Emeka Nwajiuba (Imo State)
- Suleiman Adamu (Jigawa State)
- Zainab Ahamed (Kaduna State) reappointment
22.Muhammad Mahmood (Kaduna State)
23.Sabo Nanono (Kano State)
24.Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi (Kano State)
25.Hadi Sirika (Katsina State) reappointment
26.Abubakar Malami (Kebbi State) reappointment
27.Ramatu Tijjani (Kogi State)
- Lai Mohammed (Kwara State)
29.Gbemisola Saraki (Kwara State)
30.Babatunde Fashola (Lagos State) reappointment
31.Adeleke Mamora (Lagos State)
- Mohammed H. Abdullahi (Nasarawa State)
- Zubair Dada (Niger State)
- Olamilekan Adegbite (Ogun State)
- Tayo Alasoadura (Ondo State)
- Rauf Aregbesola (Osun State)
- Sunday Dare (Oyo State)
38.Paulen Talen (Plateau State)
- Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers State)
- Maigarai Dingyadi (Sokoto State)
- Sale Mamman (Taraba State)
- Abubakar D. Aliyu (Yobe State)
- Sadiya Umar Faruk (Zamfara State)