Tinubu Nominates Balarabe To Replace El-Rufai As Minister

Abbas Balarabe has been nominated as a replacement for former Kaduna Governor, Nasir El-Rufai by President Bola Tinubu.

Balarabe was a former Secretary to the State government under El-Rufai.

The replacement was conveyed in a letter read by the Senate President, GodsWill Akpabio, at the plenary on Tuesday.

Apart from Balarabe, Dr Jamila Ibrahaim and Ayodele Olawande who were earlier nominated by the president as Minister of Youths and Minister of State for Youths respectively names were read.

Osun Defender had reported that El-Rufai’s name was missing from the list of the ministerial nominees confirmed by the Senate.

The lawmaker representing Kogi West, during the ministerial screening, moved against El Rufai, saying he had a petition written against the former governor over the issue of insecurity in Southern Kaduna.

He said, “Your performance in any office you find yourself in the country has been outs7 amding. In the Bureau of Public Enterprises, your record is there, in FCT as a minister, your record is there, and as two-time governor of Kaduna state, you did well.”

Raising a brown envelope, Karimi further stated, “But, I have a very strong petition against you that borders on security, unity, and cohesiveness of the Nigerian nation.

“And I think that the petition has to be considered in this screening exercise.”

Kazeem Badmus