Senate Confirms and Approves 45 out of 48 Ministerial Nominee … El-rufai, others pending

By Iyojo Ameh

Following the screening of the forty-eight (48) ministerial nominees sent to the Senate by President Ahmed Bola Tinubu, the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio confirms forty-five persons as Honourable Ministers of the government of Nigeria.

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio said that three of the forty-eight nominees were not confirm because of some pending security clearance issues waiting for further legislative actions.

The names are: Malam Nasir El- Rufai, former governor of Kaduna state, Hon. Stella Erhuvwuoghene Okotete from Delta state and Senator Sani Abubakar Danladi from Taraba state.