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Lagos, Kano, Adamawa… 11 states without any ministerial nominees  

Fatai Ahmed ( with reports from TheCable)
On Thursday, President Bola Tinubu sent a list of 28 ministerial nominees to the national assembly for screening, in an attempt to beat the 60-day deadline set by the constitution.
TheCable, an online publication analysed the list of nominees, matching them with their states of origin, and found that 11 states do not have any ministerial nominees for now.
According to section 147(3) of the 1999 constitution, as amended, the “President shall appoint at least one Minister from each State, who shall be an indigene of such State.”
While historical differences exist on how many ministers come from each state, the constitution says “at least one” from each state.
Based on TheCable’s analysis of the list sent by the president, Katsina, Cross River, and Bauchi states have two ministerial nominees, while 11 states do not have any for now.
The eleven states are Adamawa, Bayelsa, Gombe, Kano, Kebbi, Kogi, Plateau, Lagos, Osun, Yobe, and Zamfara.
Female ministerial nominees who are married, often take their home state, with the exception of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who was nominated for Abia state (her husband’s state) in 2003.
Here is a list of nominated ministers and their states:
Names   State
Abubakar Momoh   Edo
Yusuf Maitama Tuggar   Bauchi
Ahmad Dangiwa   Katsina
Hanatu Musawa   Kastina
Uche Nnaji   Enugu
Betta Edu   Cross River
Doris Uzoka   Imo
David Umahi   Ebonyi
Nyesom Wike   Rivers
Mohamed Badaru   Jigawa
Nasir El-Rufai   Kaduna
Ekperikpe Ekpo    Akwa Ibom
Nkiru Onyejiocha    Abia
Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo   Ondo
Stella Okotete   Delta
Uju Ohaneye    Anambra
Bello Mohammed Goronyo    Sokoto
Dele Alake   Ekiti
Lateef Fagbemi   Kwara
Mohammed Idris    Niger
Olawale Edun   Ogun
Adebayo Adelabu   Oyo
Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim    Nasarawa
Ali Pate    Bauchi
Joseph Utsev    Benue
Abubakar Kyari    Borno
John Enoh    Cross    River
Sani Abubakar Danladi   Taraba
It is expected that President Tinubu will send a supplementary list to the Senate to meet up with necessary constitutional requirements.
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