A list of Ministerial nominees to be appointed by President Bola Tinubu is ready. According to Sun-Tribune, the list is the first batch and will be sent to the senate this week. The List of other nominees will follow after. The President is required to appoint a Minister each from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory to assist him run the Government. Immediate past President Mohammedu Buhari appointed 44 with some states getting two ministers.

The first batch is made of Technocrats in line with the desire of the President to get the economy running as quickly as possible. The president wants a federal Executive Council that is performance driven and consequently head-hunted some highly competent technocrats to assist him in achieving his renowned hope agenda upon which Nigerian voted for him. The President is aware of the need to depart from the old order in the appointment of ministers. He has demonstrated in Lagos State that he is a talent spotter. He is assembling a crack team to confront the problems in the country. Sunday Tribune gathered that a former Chief Executive Officer of a Commercial bank from the south west who joined partisan politics in 2020 is one of the Technocrats on the list. The President gave the the former President the honour of a nominee from Katsina State who has sent the name of his nominee. Nyesom Wike and some of the G-5 camp may also make the list including some of those who lost their Senatorial bids. The President is taking time to select those who will add value and move the country forward especially on the economic front. the first batch is ready and the list will be finalized at a meeting with the President on Monday, Sunday Tribune added.

SOURCE: PHOENIX