Speculations that President Muhammadu Buhari may return ministers who resigned their positions to contest primary elections for the 2023 general election has been laid to rest as the president has on Tuesday forwarded names of new ministerial nominees to the National Assembly for consideration
The nominees were sent as replacement for Chibuike Amaechi, Godwill Akpabio, Ogbonnaya Onu, Uche Ogah, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, and others, who resigned to contest the APC presidential and governorship primaries ahead of the 2023 general elections
In a letter read by the Senate President, Dr Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan on Tuesday, President Muhammadu Buhari said the nominees would replace the former ministers that resigned from his cabinet.
The letter read: “In accordance with Section 8 Subsection 2 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, I hereby forward the underlisted ministerial nominees for your confirmation.”
The nominees are: Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh – 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
Odum Odih – Rivers State
