The seven cabinet nominations that President Muhammadu Buhari sent to the upper house of parliament last week were confirmed by senators on Wednesday.
The list of nominees was forwarded to the Senate for confirmation on June 21 by President Buhari.
They will replace seven ministers who resigned from the Federal Executive Council in May to pursue their 2023 political ambitions.
The nominees are – Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh (Abia), Umana Okon Umana (Akwa Ibom), Ekumankama Joseph Nkama (Ebonyi), Goodluck Nanah Opiah (Imo), Umar Ibrahim El-Yakub (Kano), Ademola Adewole Adegoroye (Ondo) and Odum Udi (Rivers).
The nominees were screened by the committee of the whole headed by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan.
In his address after the exercise, Lawan urged the ministers – designate to give their best despite the limited time they have in the office.
He said: “10 or 11 months are enough for anybody driven with a passion for national service to make impacts and add the required value to good governance.”
