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

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 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 the 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