President Bola Tinubu has made history on Wednesday by being the first democratic President to nominate an Abuja indigene as a minister in Nigeria.
The president had recently instructed the Senate to screen and confirm 19 additional ministerial nominees in which there was Zephaniah Jisalo, from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).InformationGuideNigeria
According to VANGUARD, Five former governors are among the nominees, and they are Adegboyega Oyetola (Osun); Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi); Bello Matawelle (Zamfara); Ibrahim Gaidam (Yobe) and Simon Lalong (Plateau).
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Other nominees are Ahmed Gwarzo; Bosun Tijani; Maryam Shetty; Isiak Salako; Tunji Alausa; Yusuf Sununu; Lola John; Shuaibu Audu; Tahir Mamman; Aliyu Abdullahi; Alkali Saidu; Heineken Lokpobori; Maigari Ahmadu and Zephaniah Jisalo.
The first Abuja indigene to be nominated for a ministerial position, Jisalo is also a former member of House of Representatives.JAMB Result
