Ministerial list: Ex-Osun Gov Oyetola, Lalong, Bagudu make Tinubu’s second batch of nominees

President of the Senate, Senator Godwill Akpabio, has announced the receipt of a second batch of names nominated for ministerial positions by President Bola Tinubu.

Former governors Gboyega Oyetola (Osun); Simon Lalong (Plateau); Abubakar Bagudu (Kebbi) and Bello Metawale (Zamfara) were announced by the Senate President.

Akpabio read out the names of the new batch of ministerial nominees at the plenary on Wednesday.

The former  Speaker, of the House of Representatives and the Chief of Staff to  Tinubu,  Femi Gbajiabiamila, had earlier on Wednesday, submitted the remaining list of ministerial nominees to the Senate.

The list is a completion of the remaining eleven states that have not been alloted a ministerial slot.

To allow Gbajiabiamila  to present  the list, the Senate  invoked its Order 12(i) to allow the former speaker to enter the chamber at 3.15 pm.

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