Statistical Analysis Of President Buhari’s Ministerial Appointments According to Gender, Geo-political Zone
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, 23 July, 2019, transmitted names of ministers-designates to the Senate, to set the wheel of governance rolling.
Nigerians had to wait for about 57 days after president Buhari’s inauguration into for second term as Chief Excutive Officer of the country before the president submitted the list of those who will constitute his new cabinet to the senate for screening.
Chairman of the Senate, Senator Ahmed Lawan, reveal the names of the nominees during senate plenary on Tuesday, noting that screening would kick off on Wednesday.
As 43 names of nominees were presented to the Senate only 7 females were considered for nomination into president Buhari’s cabinet.
Nominees were picked from all the 6 geo-political regions of the federation as the North-West enjoyed the highest number of nominees while the South-East has the lowest.
Aside Zainab Shamsudeen Ahmed, 11 former ministers from president Buhari’s last administration were returned.
Here are the full list of nominees based on geo-political zones:
NORTH-EAST (NE) – 7 Slots
Muhammadu Musa Bello – Adamawa State
Adamu Adamu – Bauchi State (Returning)
Mariam Katagum – Bauchi State (Female)
Mustafa Baba Shehuri – Borno State (Returning)
Ali Isa Pantami – Gombe State
Sale Mamman – Taraba State
Abubakar Aliyu – Yobe State
NORTH-WEST (NW) – 9 Slots
Suleiman Adamu – Jigawa State
Zainab Ahmed – Kaduna State (Female and Returning)
Muhammad Mahmood – Kaduna State
Sabo Nanono – Kano State
Bashir Salihi Magashi – Kano State
Hadi Sirika – Katsina State (Returning)
Abubakar Malami – Kebbi State (Returning)
Maigarai Dingyadi – Sokoto State
Sadiya Umar Faruk – Zamfara State (Female)
NORTH-CENTRAL (NC) – 7 Slots
George Akume – Benue State
Ramatu Tijjani – Kogi State (Female)
Mohammed Abdullahi – Nasarawa State
Zubair Dada – Niger State
Pauline Tallen – Plateau State (Female)
Lai Mohammed – Kwara State (Returning)
Gbemisola Saraki – Kwara State (Female)
SOUTH-EAST (SE) – 6 Slots
Ikechukwu Ogah – Abia State
Chris Ngige – Anambra State (Returning)
Sharon Ikaezor – Anambra State (Female)
Ogbonnaya Onu – Ebonyi State (Returning)
Emeka Nwajiuba – Imo State
Geoffrey Onyeama – Enugu State (Returning)
SOUTH-WEST (SW) – 7 Slots
Olamilekan Adegbite – Ogun State
Babatunde Raji Fashola – Lagos State (Returning)
Adeleke Mamora – Lagos State
Niyi Adebayo – Ekiti State
Olutayo Alasoadura – Ondo State
Rauf Aregbesola – Osun State
Sunday Dare – Oyo State
South-South (SS) – 7
Godswill Akpabio – Akwa Ibom State
Timipre Sylva – Bayelsa State
Festus Keyamo – Delta State
Goddy Jedy Agba – Cross River
Osagie Ehanire – Edo State (Returning)
Clement Ike – Edo State
Rotimi Amaechi – Rivers State (Returning)
