Wike, Bagudu, Masari, tipped to be in Tinubu’s list of ministers as presidency forwards nominees to Senate

Rivers politics strongman, Nyesom Wike and two other former governors are speculated as among those nominated for ministerial positions in the cabinet of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Barring any last-minute changes, the president is expected to submit the list of his cabinet ministers to the National Assembly today, July 20.

Insiders in the Presidential Villa, on Wednesday, revealed that the list is ready for submission as nominees have completed preliminary security checks, as reported by BusinessDay.

The newspaper blamed intrigues within the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) for the delays.

It was gathered that the cabinet would have more technocrats as against the earlier list circulated on social media, which appeared like compensation for party men and stakeholders in the APC.

The newspaper also reported that the president is yet to relocate to his official residence at the Presidential Villa, because “he wants to fully settle his political allies.”

“You know that the president is a politician and he has lived amongst his people all along, many of his friends will be cut off from him the moment he moves into the villa, by the security operatives.

“We are sure that as soon as the issue of his ministers is settled and the case at the tribunal done with, he will move into the Villa, by then, he would have taken care of lots of things.”

Although the list of ministerial nominees is yet to be made public, notable former governors, including Nyesom Wike, Atiku Bagudu, and Aminu Masari are speculated to be among the nominees.

It was also reported that the exit of Abdullahi Adamu, the former APC national chairman, may alter the original list, with Masari rumoured to take over the chairmanship of the party.

Masari, a former governor of Katsina State, who also previously served as speaker of the House of Representatives, is being considered for the job because of his experience both as a former lawmaker and governor.