Lagos, Osun, 9 other states miss out in Ministerial nominees

Lagos state, and 10 states are yet to get a ministerial nominees as demanded by the Nigerian constitution, fueling speculations that President Bola Tinubu will send a supplementary list to the Senate to meet up with necessary constitutional requirements

The ten other states without ministerial nominees are Adamawa, Bayelsa, Gombe, Kano, Kebbi, Kogi, Plateau, Lagos, Osun, Yobe, and Zamfara.

Based on the list sent to the senate by the president, Katsina, Cross River, and Bauchi states have two ministerial nominees, while 11 states do not have any for now.

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On Thursday, President Bola Tinubu sent a list of 28 ministerial nominees to the national assembly for screening, in an attempt to beat the 60-day deadline set by the constitution.

According to section 147(3) of the 1999 constitution, as amended, the “President shall appoint at least one Minister from each State, who shall be an indigene of such State.”

While historical differences exist on how many ministers come from each state, the constitution says “at least one” from each state.

Here is a list of nominated ministers and their states: