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13:01, 4th Aug, 2023 by

Tinubu Nominates Festus Keyamo As Minister, Withdraws Maryam Shetty

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The President also nominated Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure, taking the number of ministerial nominees to 48.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has presented Festus Keyamo, former minister of state for Labour, and Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure as additional ministerial nominees and has withdrawn Maryam Shetty from Kano State.

Senate President Godswill Akpabio communicated the president’s decision at the plenary meeting of the senate on Friday.

This has brought the number of nominees to a total of 48.

Tinubu had previously forwarded a supplementary list of 19 names of ministerial nominees that included Dr. Maryam Shetty. 

Details later…

Frances Ibiefo

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