TheCable

After the wait, President Muhammadu Buhari has sent the names of his ministerial nominees to the senate.

The president sent in 43 names. TheCable had earlier reported that only about 12 ministers were re-appointed by the president.

Below are some of the key ex-ministers who didn’t make it to the new cabinet.

ABDULRAHAMAN DAMBAZAU

A former chief of army staff, Dambazau was appointed to oversee the ministry of interior in 2015. The 65-year-old retired general is from Kano state.

SOLOMON DALUNG

Appointed minister of youth and sports in 2015, Dalung was a former lecturer at the University of Jos. Prior to the release of the new ministerial list, the 54 year old from Plateau state had boasted that “nobody born of a woman” could stop his reappointment.

UDO UDOMA

Udoma was until May 2019, minister of budget and national planning. Udoma who trained as a lawyer hails from Akwa Ibom state.

ISAAC ADEWOLE

Adewole, a professor of gynecology and obstetrics, was in charge of the ministry of health. A former vice-chancellor of the University of Ibadan hails from Osun state. Rauf Aregbesola, a former governor, is the new minister from the state.

OKECHUKWU ENELAMAH

Enelamah, ex-minister industry, trade and investment is a business administrator who had trained as a medical doctor. He hails from Abia state.

EMMANUEL IBE KACHIKWU

Kachikwu was minister of state for petroleum resources. He was appointed minister after a stint as group managing director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

MANSUR DAN ALI

Ali, a retired general, was minister of defence. The 60-year-old indigene of Zamfara joined politics in 2013 upon his retirement from the army.

AUDU OGBEH

Ogbeh was in charge of the ministry of agriculture. Born in 1947, Ogbe hails from Benue state and he would have been the second oldest minister in Buhari’s cabinet if he had been reappointed, a year younger than Sabo Nanono.

ADEBAYO SHITTU

He was minister of communications. Trained as a lawyer, Shittu attempted to be governor of Oyo state but he didn’t get through.

USANI USANI

He was minister of Niger Delta affairs. Born in 1961, Usani was a former chairman of the All progressives Congress (APC) in Cross Rivers state.