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JUST IN: Tinubu replaces El – Rufai with Balarabe Lawal as Ministerial Nominee
President Bola Tinubu has replaced ministerial nomination of former Governor Nasir El- Rufai from Kaduna State with Balarabe Abbas Lawal .
Nomination of Balarabe Lawal as nominee from Kaduna State by President Tinubu , was announced in a communication forwarded to that effect and read in plenary by President of the Senate , Godswill Akpabio .
Lawal was Special Assistant to the President in FCT and Chief of Staff to Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. From July 2003 to July 2007.
President Tinubu in the communication , also formally requested the Senate to confirm nomination of Dr Jamila Bio Ibrahim from Kwara State as Minister of Youth Development and Mr Ayodele Olawande from Ondo State as Minister of State for Youth Development.
The Senate had in August after screening of the first 48 ministerial nominees forwarded to it in July by President Tinubu , confirmed 45 and withheld confirmation of three .
Aside El- Rufai , the two other nominees rejected then , were Stella Okotete from Delta State and Abubakar Danladi from Taraba State .
Though Senate adjourned plenary to Wednesday this week but yet to fix date for screening and possible confirmation of the three new ministerial nominees .
The Government and the good people of Kogi State have received with deep sorrow the news of the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR.
The statement reads: “This is a monumental loss not only to Nigeria, but to the African continent, and indeed the world.
President Buhari was a leader of quiet strength, deep convictions, and a patriotic heart wholly committed to the unity, progress, and stability of Nigeria.
Speaking on the passing of the former President, the Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, described the news as “a moment of national grief and a reminder of the enduring legacy of discipline, integrity and sacrifice that President Buhari stood for.”
According to the Governor, “President Buhari was a man who came at different times in our national history to steer the ship of state with a deep sense of responsibility.
He was not a man of many words, but one whose actions consistently reflected his belief in a better, safer, and more self-reliant Nigeria.”
Kogi State will remember him for his commitment to critical infrastructure, national security, and his consistent stand against corruption.
His efforts laid a solid foundation upon which successive administrations, including ours in Kogi, continue to build.
We stand in solidarity with the Government and people of Katsina State, the family of the late statesman, and indeed all Nigerians, as we mourn a patriot who gave his all in service to the nation.
May Allah (SWT) forgive his shortcomings and grant him Aljannah Firdaus.
Former President Muhammadu Buhari is dead.
His former spokesperson, Mallam Garba Shehu, confirmed the development on Sunday afternoon.
According to him, Buhari died on Sunday at a hospital in the United Kingdom.
Shehu’s statement read, “The family of the former president has announced the passing on of the former president, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, this afternoon in a clinic in London.
“May Allah accept him in Aljannatul Firdaus.
”Further details surrounding his death are yet to be disclosed.
President Bola Tinubu is expected to return to Nigeria on Saturday (today) two weeks after his two-nation visit to Saint Lucia and Brazil.
The President’s spokesman, Bayo Onanuga announced this in a post on his official X handle.
Recall that Tinubu departed Abuja for Saint Lucia and Brazil on Saturday, June 28, 2025.
The President paid a state visit to Saint Lucia as part of efforts to deepen Nigeria’s engagement with Caribbean nations and strengthen South-South cooperation.
Tinubu on July 4th departed Saint Lucia for Brazil where he attend the 2025 BRICS Summit, held July 6-7, 2025.
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