Tinubu’s ministerial hopefuls shift focus to 2nd batch after missing out on 28-man list

After missing on what is now called the first batch of ministerial nominations by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, hopeful politicians have now shifted their focus to the 2nd batch, President Tinubu had on Thursday, July 27, submitted 28 ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening and confirmation.

Politicians who missed out on Tinubu's ministerial nomination shift focus to 2nd batch.

According to Leadership, some ministerial hopefuls are missing from the list, and they will be anxiously looking forward to the second batch.

Some of the ministerial hopefuls are All Progressives Congress (APC) figures who played prominent roles in the party's victory at the 2023 general elections.

Ten states of Adamawa, Bayelsa, Gombe, Kano, Kebbi, Kogi, Lagos, Osun, Yobe and Zamfara were missing from the list submitted and ministerial hopefuls from these states have now shifted their attention to the next list.

Notable names who have become Tinubu’s ministerial hopefuls Notable names missing from the list and are now hopeful are APC presidential aspirant, Kayode Fayemi who stepped down for Tinubu during the party primary, and the spokesperson of the APC presidential campaign council, Festus Keyamo (SAN).

Others are the director-general of the presidential campaign, former Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong, Femi Fani-Kayode and the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) presidential candidate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.

Legit.ng had reported that President Bola Tinubu finally transmitted the names of 28 nominees for ministerial positions under his cabinet to the Senate on Thursday, July 27.

The list consisted of former governors and members of the leading opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

List of states yet to have ministerial nominees under President Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu forwarded the names of 28 ministerial nominees to the Senate on Thursday, July 27, in what can be described as a strategic move to beat the July 29 deadline set by the constitution.

From the list, some states are yet to have ministerial nominees based on analysis, and reference to the state of origin of those that have been nominated to work with the President in the next four years.

The long-awaited ministerial list was on Thursday, July 27, sent by President Bola Tinubu to the Senate for screening and confirmation.

However, the list, which came barely 24 hours before the constitutionally provided deadline contains nominees from only 25 states, excluding 11 others.