BREAKING: Tinubu Replaces Ministerial Nominee, Picks Keyamo, One Other
President Bola Tinubu has replaced Maryam Shetty, his ministerial nominee for the Ministry of Women Affairs, with Festus Keyamo and Dr Maigari Mahmud.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the announcement was made by Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Friday, during a plenary session.
Kayemo is a former Minister of State for Labour and Employment under the Buhari-led administration.
Recall that President Tinubu submitted Shetty’s name, along with eighteen other nominees, on Wednesday. With the inclusion of the two nominees, the total number of Ministerial Nominees has now risen to forty-eight.