President Muhammad Buhari has appointed seven new ministers to replace vacant ministerial positions.
Senate has received the seven new nominees from President Muhammadu Buhari for consideration and confirmation as, Ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Their nomination is contained in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Dr . Ahmad Lawan and read at plenary on Tuesday.
Buhari in the letter listed the ministerial designates to include: Henry Ikechukwu (Abia), Umana Okon-Umana(Akwa-Ibom), Akuma Joseph (Ebonyi), Goodluck Obia (Imo) Umar Ibrahim(Kano), Ademola Adewole (Ondo), Udum Odi (Rivers).
Buhari said he expected to receive the usual expeditious consideration and confirmation of the nominees by the Senate.