President Muhammadu Buhari has sent names of two new ministerial nominees to the Senate for confirmation. As stated by a source close to the Senate, the letter arrived the Senate late Tuesday. The source revealed that the two nominees are from Kogi and Gombe states. Based on what was gathered, the Kogi nominee will be replacing the late Minister of State for Labour, Barr. James Ocholi while the nominee from Gombe would be replacing former Minister for Environment Ms Amina Mohammed who had gone to serve in the United Nations as a deputy Secretary General.
