Ministerial List: Appeasing entitled old brigades dashed hope of youth to dominate Tinubu’s Cabinet – Shehu Sani says

By Chibuike Nwabuko

Abuja (Sundiata Post) – Human rights crusader and former federal lawmaker that represented Kaduna Central senatorial district in the 8th National Assembly, Senator Shehu Sani has said that the hope of youths to dominate the cabinet has been dashed by the exigences of appeasing the entitled old brigades.

Shehu Sani who stated this after the Senate President Godswill Akpabio reeled out the 19 names on the second but last list of the ministerial nominees at the floor of the Senate on Wednesday.

Recall that last week, President Bola Tinubu forwarded the first batch of ministerial nominees containing 28 names. The total number of ministerial nominees sent for screening and confirmation are 47.

The list includes former governors, economists, finance experts, health experts, lawyers and allies of Mr Tinubu.

Among them were former Governor of Rivers State Nyesom Wike, ex-Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi, and presidential spokesperson Dele Alake.

Sundiata Post recalls that both youth and women were under-reprrsented contrary to to the campaignering promises of the All Progressives Congress and its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu prior to the February 25th presidential election.

Shehu Sani highlighted that the exigences of appeasing the entitled old brigades accounted for why the hope of the youth was dashed.

The first and second batch of ministerial nominees as presented to the Senate by President Bola Tinubu through the Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila are as follows:

Ministerial List

1. Abubakar Momoh
2. Am. Yusuf Maitama
3. Architect Dangiwa
4. Hanatu Musawa
5. Chief Uche Nnaji
6. Beta Edu
7. Doris Aniche
8. David Umahi

9.Nyesom Wike

10 Mohamed BADARU

11.Nasir Elrufai

12.Ekperikpe Ekpo

13.Nkiru onyejiocha

14.Olubumi Ojo

15. Stella okotekpe
16. Uju Kennedy

17 bello Mohammed Goroyo

18.Dele Alake

19. Lateef Fagbemi
20. Mohammed Idris

21.Edu muhi

22 wahid Adebayo

23. Imma Suleiman

24.Ali pate

25. Joseph uasi

26.Abubaka kyari

27. John Eno
28. Sani Abubakar Damladi

While the names on the second batch of ministerial list are:

1. AHMED TIJJANI
2. BOSUN TIJJANI
3. DR MARYAM SHETTI
4. ISHAK SALAKO
5. TUNJI ALAUSA
6. TANKO SUNUNU
7. ADEGBOYEGA OYETOLA
8. ATIKU BAGUDU
9. BELLO MATAWALLE
10. IBRAHIM GEIDAM
11. SIMON BAKO. LALONG
12. LOLA ADEJO
13. SHUAIBU ABUBAKAR
14. TAHIR MAMMAN
15. ALIYU SABI
16. ALKALI AHMED
17. HEINEKEN LOKPOBIRI
18. UBA MAIGARI
19. ZEPHANIAH JISSALO