President Bola Tinubu has nominated Abbas Balarabe as the ministerial nominee from Kaduna State to replace former Governor Nasir El-Rufai
DAILY GIST recalls that El-Rufai’s nomination was rejected by the Senate over security reasons.
The two other nominees rejected then were Stella Okotete from Delta State and Abubakar Danladi from Taraba State.
However, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday read out a letter from President Tinubu during the plenary seeking confirmation of the new nominees
The new nominees are Balarabe Abbas Lawal from Kaduna State, Dr Jamila Bio Ibrahim from Kwara State, and Mr Ayodele Olawande from Ondo State.
While Bio and Olawande have been assigned portfolios of Minister of Youths and Minister of State for Youths respectively, none has been assigned to Abbas.
Balarabe had served as Secretary to the Kaduna State Government during El-Rufai’s tenure.
The new nominee served as Secretary to the State government under El-Rufai.
He headed the transition committee of the state in 2015 and served as the vice-chairman of the committee in 2019.
He also led a 65-man transition committee for the swearing-in of Governor Uba Sani in 2023.
More details to follow…
