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    JUST IN: President Buhari appoints new ministers

    In order to fill up the space created by ministers who resigned last month from his cabinet to pursue their political ambitions, President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday nominated seven persons for appointment as ministers.

    This is contained in a letter by President Muhammadu Buhari, read on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday seeking their confirmation.

    The nominees include Umana Okon Umana (Akwa Ibom), Henry Ikechukwu Iko (Abia State), Ademola Adegoroye (Ondo state), Odum Odi (Rivers State), Goodluck Nnana Opia (Imo State), Umar Ibrahim El-Yakub (Kano State) and Joseph Ukama (Ebonyi State).