Senate clears 10 ministerial nominees
By Ujunwa Ochulo
13 October 2015 |
4:10 pm
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday cleared ten nominees as ministers out of 21 names initially sent to it by President Muhammadu Buhari. Those already cleared include chief Ogbonnaya Onu, Senator Udo Udoma, Dr Kayode Fayemi, Chief Audu Ogbeh and Dr Osagie Ehanire. Also cleared by the Senate are Lt. Gen. Abdurahman Dambazau, Alhaji Lai Mohammed,…
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday cleared ten nominees as ministers out of 21 names initially sent to it by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Those already cleared include chief Ogbonnaya Onu, Senator Udo Udoma, Dr Kayode Fayemi, Chief Audu Ogbeh and Dr Osagie Ehanire.
Also cleared by the Senate are Lt. Gen. Abdurahman Dambazau, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Amina Mohammed, Engr. Suleiman Adamu and Ibrahim Usman Jibril.
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