President
Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday sent the names of 12 nominees for ministerial
appointment to the Senate for confirmation.
The
list includes a former National Security Adviser, retired General Mohammed
Aliyu Gusau (Zamfara); Nigeria’s former Ambassador to Ghana, Senator Musiliu
Obanikoro (Lagos); and a former Governor of Adamawa State, Boni Haruna.
The
list, read on the floor of the Senate today by its President, David Mark, also
includes Hon. Mohammed Wakil (Borno); Alhaji Abduljelili Oyewale Adesiyan (Osun
State); Ambassador Aminu Wali (Kano), Hadjia Jamilia Salik (Kano); Akon Etim
Eyakenyi (Akwa Ibom) Lawrencia Labaran (Kaduna); Dr T. W. Danagogo (Rivers
State); Asabe Asmau Ahmed (Niger) and Dr. Khaliru Alhassan (Sokoto).
Gusau,
the first name on the list is 70, and retired from the government as Director
General of the defunct Nigeria Security Organisation.He served in the administrations of former President Olusegun Obasanjo and
President Jonathan as NSA.
The
ex-military officer may become the next Minister of Defence, a portfolio a
cross-section of the media speculated was reserved for outgone National
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bamanga Tukur.
Jonathan
also sent for confirmation the names of the newly-appointed Chief of Defence
Staff and other service chiefs to the upper legislative chamber, which was just
resuming from the Christmas holidays.
The
President’s letter said he was forwarding the names to the Senate in compliance
with the provisions of Section 18(1) of the Armed Forces Act.
The
service chiefs include Air Marshal Alex Badeh (Chief of Defence Staff),
Maj.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah (Chief of Army Staff) and Rear Admiral Usman Jibrin
(Chief of Naval Staff).
The
name of Air Vice Marshal Adesola Amosu was also forwarded for confirmation as
Chief of Air Staff.
It
will be recalled that the new service chiefs were appointed on Jan. 16 by the
President.
Jonathan
also expressed the hope that the Senate would treat the requests expeditiously
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