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President Muhammadu Buhari has sent his list of ministerial nominees to the Senate. The Senate President, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, announced the receipt of the list of 43 nominees on Tuesday. The announcement came 54 days after the inauguration of President Buhari for a second term in office.

Unlike his first term when he appointed 36 ministers – one per state – President Buhari has also nominated one person from each of the geo-political zones for ministerial appointment.

Twelve of the 43 ministerial nominees served as ministers during the first term of President Buhari. They include former Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige; former Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed; former Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola; former Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; former Minister of Aviation, Sirika Hadi. Seven (or 16.3 percent) of the nominees are women.

Earlier this week, the Senate had President Buhari to provide his list of ministerial nominees for screening before the red chamber proceeds on its two-month recess on July 26. With this new development, the Senate President said the screening of the nominees would commence on Wednesday.

The full list of nominees is below:

1. Ikechukwu Oga (Abia)
2. Mohammed Musa Bello (Adamawa)
3. Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom)
4. Chris Ngige (Anambra)
5. Sharon Ikeazor (Anambra)
6. Adamu Adamu (Bauchi)
7. Maryam Katagum (Bauchi)
8. Timi Sylva (Bayelsa)
9. George Akume (Benue)
10. Mustapha Baba Shehuri (Borno)
11. Goddy Agba (Cross Rivers)
12. Festus Keyamo (Delta)
13. Ogbonnaya Onu (Ebonyi)
14. Osagie Enakhire (Edo)
15. Clement Agba (Edo)
16. Adeniyi Adebayo (Ekiti)
17. Geofrey Onyeama (Enugu)
18. Ali Issa Fantami (Gombe)
19. Emeka Nwajiuba (Imo)
20. Suleiman Adamu (Jigawa)
21. Zainab Ahmed (Kaduna)
22. Mohammed Mahmoud (Kaduna)
23. Sabo Nanunu (Kano)
24. Bashir Salihi Magashi (Kano)
25. Hadi Sirika (Katsina)
26. Abubakar Malami (Kebbi)
27. Ahmadu Tijani (Kogi)
28. Lai Mohammed (Kwara)
29. Gbemisola Saraki (Kwara)
30. Raji Fashola (Lagos)
31. Nimbe Momora (Lagos)
32. Muhammed Abdullahi (Nasarawa)
33. Zubeira Dada (Niger)
34. Olamilekan Adegbite (Ogun)
35. Tayo Alasoadura (Ondo)
36. Rauf Aregbesola (Osun)
37. Sunday Dare (Oyo)
38. Pauline Tallen (Plateau)
39. Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers)
40. Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi (Sokoto)
41. Saleh Mohammed (Taraba)
42. Abubakar Aliyu (Yobe)
43. Sadiya Umar Farouk (Zamfara)