Women constitute a quarter of President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial nominees unveiled by the Senate on Thursday. The ministerial list contains 28 names, seven of whom are women.
The names were read by the Senate President, GodsWill
Akpabio, at the plenary on Thursday.
The latter containing the list of the ministerial nominees
was personally delivered by the Chief of Staff and former Speaker of the House
of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila.
Prominent people who made the list are the immediate past
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, and his colleague from Kaduna, Nasir
El-Rufai, and former Ebonyi Governor, David Umahi.
The women are Hannatu Musawa, Betta Edu, Doris Aniche Uzoka, Nkiru Onyeojiocha, Stella Okotete, Uju Kennedy Ohaneye and Iman Suleiman Ibrahim.
The proportion of women on the ministerial list falls short
of the 35 percent Affirmative Action.
The Federal High Court in Abuja had in April 2022 ordered
the federal government to enforce the National Gender Policy by allocating 35
percent of appointments in the public sector to women.
Nine civil society organisations had filed the suit against
the Nigerian government on August 24, 2020, seeking the implementation of the
35 percent Affirmative Action in appointments of women into public office.
SEE FULL LIST BELOW:
1. Abubakar Momoh
2. Amb Yusuf Maitama
3. Architect Ahmad 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 El-Rufai
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. Olawale Edun
22. Adebayo Adelabu
23. Imma Suleiman
24. Ali Pate
25. Joseph Utsev
26. Abubaka kyari
27. John Eno
28. Sani Abubakar Danladi