{"id":106845,"date":"2023-08-08T05:44:29","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T04:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=106845"},"modified":"2023-08-08T05:44:29","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T04:44:29","slug":"el-rufai-okotete-umar-dropped-as-senate-concludes-ministerial-screening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/el-rufai-okotete-umar-dropped-as-senate-concludes-ministerial-screening\/","title":{"rendered":"El-Rufai, Okotete, Umar dropped as Senate concludes ministerial screening.\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigerian Senate on Monday failed to confirm the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir EL-Rufai.<\/p>\n<p>Forty-five ministerial nominees out of 48 nominees forwarded to the Senate by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu have been confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the confirmation of the 45 nominees, Senate President, Godswill Obot Akpabio, revealed that Nasir El-Rufai and two others have not been cleared by security checks.<\/p>\n<p>Akpabio said: \u201cEl-Rufai and two others have not been cleared by security checks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Those not confirmed are Malam Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna), Stella Okotete (Delta) and Danladi Umar (Taraba).<\/p>\n<p>Below is the list of nominees confirmed for appointment as Ministers as well as the states they represent.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Abubakar S.Kyari (Borno) CONFIRMED<\/p>\n<p>Abubakar Eshiokpekha Momoh. (Edo) CONFIRMED<\/p>\n<p>Nyesom Ezenwo Wike. (Rivers State) CONFIRMED<\/p>\n<p>Engr. Prof. Joseph Terlumun Utsev CONFIRMED (Benue)<\/p>\n<p>Sen. John Own Enoh. (Cross River) CONFIRMED<\/p>\n<p>Hon. (Bar) Bello Muhammad. (Sokoto) CONFIRMED<\/p>\n<p>Mohammed Badaru Abubakar (Jigawa) CONFIRMED<\/p>\n<p>Amb. Yusuf Maitama Tuggar. (Bauchi) CONFIRMED<\/p>\n<p>Barr. Uju-Ken Ohaneye. (Anambra) CONFIRMED<\/p>\n<p>Hon. (Dr) Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo (Ondo) CONFIRMED<\/p>\n<p>HON (Dr ) NKEIRUKA ONYEJIOCHA (ABIA) CONFIRMED<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Betta\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/c.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/C.Edu<\/a>\u00a0(Cross River). CONFIRMED<\/p>\n<p>Imaan Sulaiman Ibrahim. (Nassarawa) CONFIRMED<\/p>\n<p>H.E. David Umahi. (Ebonyi) CONFIRMED<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Adebayo Olawale Edun (Ogun) CONFIRMED<\/p>\n<p>Arch. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa (Katsina) CONFIRMED<\/p>\n<p>Chief Uche Geoffrey Nnaji. 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