Seven new ministerial nominees for consideration and confirmation, as Ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, from President Muhammadu Buhari has been received by the senate.
Their nomination is contained in a letter addressed to President of Senate, Dr .Ahmad Lawan and read at plenary on Tuesday.
Buhari in the letter listed the ministerial designates to include: Henry Ikechukwu (Abia), Umana Okon-Umana (Akwa-Ibom), Ekuma Joseph (Ebonyi), Goodluck Obia (Imo) Umar Ibrahim (Kano), Ademola Adewole (Ondo), Udum Odi (Rivers).
Buhari said it was his expectation to receive the usual expeditious consideration and confirmation of the nominees by the Senate.