ABUJA— EIGHT additional ministerial
nominees including erstwhile
Minister of Information and
Communication, Prof. Dora Akunyili
and her National Planning
counterpart, Dr. Shamsudeen Usman
were presented to the Senate
yesterday.
The process of Senate screening for
the eight and the earlier 25 presented
on Tuesday would begin next
Monday, Vanguard learnt.
Senators, however, sent a strong
message of the tough hurdles
awaiting some of the nominees when
they openly shouted nay to Senator
Sanusi Daggash, a former Minister of
National Planning as the 33 names
were formally read out on the Senate
floor.
The eight new nominees and the 25
presented to the Senate President,
Senator David Mark earlier, were read
out jointly at the beginning of the
Senate session as a whole list.
Vanguard gathered that the 25
names submitted on Tuesday to
Senate President David Mark by Dr.
Cairo Ojougboh, Special Assistant to
the President, Senate, was withdrawn
yesterday morning following the
clearance of Akunyili and the other
seven nominees.
It was learnt that the arrival of the
second batch of nominees followed
the receipt of their security clearance
reports by the Presidency late on
Tuesday.
One Presidency official told Vanguard:
“ More names would be forwarded as
their security reports are received.”
The current list did not have names
from Oyo, Kwara, Benue and Cross
River states.
Meanwhile, the Vice Chairman of the
Senate Committee on Information
and Media, Senator Manzo Anthony
has confirmed that the screening of
the listed nominees will commence
next Monday. This is a departure from
the Senate’s sitting routine from
Tuesdays to Thursdays.
It was learnt that the decision to
bring forward the screening to
Monday was to ensure the
completion of the screening process
before the senators proceed on Easter
holidays.
Ministerial Nominees
Yesterday ’s List
1. Dr. Shamsudeen Usman (Kano)
2. Prof. Dora Akunyili (Anambra)
3. Yusuf Suleiman (Sokoto)
4. Prof. Ruqaiya Rufai (Jigawa )
5. Arch. Musa Sad ’aa (Katsina )
6. Prof. S. Abdulah (Niger)
7. Capt. Emmanuel Iheneacho (Imo)
8. Sen. Jubril Martins Kuye (Ogun)
Tuesday’s list
9.Chukwuemeka Ngozi Wogu (Abia)
10. Josephine Anenih (Anambra)
11. Labaran Maku (Nassarawa)
12. Eng. Chris Ogienwonyi (Edo)
13. Alhaji Suleiman Bello (Zamfara)
14. Alh. Murtala Yar ’Ádua (Katsina)
15. Sen. Sanusi Daggash ( Borno)
16. Sen. Bala Mohammed (Sokoto)
17. Hon. Nduese Essien (A/Ibom)
18. Mrs. Josephine Tapgun (Plateau)
19. Mohammed Bello Adoke (Kogi)
20. Navy Capt. Ernest Olubolade (Ekiti)
21. Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga (Lagos)
22. Prof. M.K Abubakar (Kebbi)
23.Alhaji Adamu Waziri (Yobe)
24. Alhaji Umar Aliyu (Taraba)
25. Awodele Najim Adewole Alao
(Ogun)
26. Abubakar Sadiq Mohammed
(Gombe)
27. Fidelia Njeze (Enugu)
28. Godsday Orubebe (Delta)
29. Arch Nuhu Soho Wya (Kogi)
30. Adetokunbo Kayode (Ondo)
31. Odein Ajumogobia (SAN) (Rivers)
32. Sen. Akinlabi Olasunkanmi (Osun)
33. Mrs. Dezeani Allison-Maduekwe
(Baylesa)
EX-MINISTERS YET TO BE RE-
NOMINATED
1. Mike Aondoakaa
2. Dr. Sayyadi Abba Ruma
2. Mr. Babatunde Omotoba
3. Dr. Idi Hong
4. Senator Bello J. Gada
5. Godwin Abbe
6. Ademola Seriki
7. Dr. Sam Egwu
8. Hajia Aishatu Dukku
9. Mr. John Odeh
10. Senator M. A. Aliero
11. Barr. Chuka Odom
12. Remi Babalola
13Chief Ojo Maduekwe
14. Alhaji Jubril Maigari
15. Ambassador Bagudu Hirse
16. Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin
17. Aliyu Ikara Bilbis
18. Dr. Rilwanu Lukman
19. Dr. I.Y. Lame
20. Alhaji Alhassan Zaku
21. Eng. S. M. Ndanusa
22. Alhaji Ibrahim Bio
23. Mr. S. H. Sulaiman
24. Dr. Hasaan Mohammed Lawal
25. Mrs. Grace Ekpiwhre
26. Amb. Ibrahim Kazaure
27. Achike Udenwa
28. Chuka Julius Odom
29. Dr. Muhktar Mansur
30. Rilwanu Babalola
31. Ufot Ekaette
32. Dr. Shetima Mustapha Source from Vanguard.

Congratulations Dora! You make us proud.

that stupid witch--- she should try sticking with being a medical doctor and stay there.

well nothing can be done she is in,but if i were in her shoes i will bow out.