President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated Abbas Balarabe as a ministerial replacement for the former Kaduna Governor, Nasir El-Rufai.
The replacement was conveyed in a letter read by the Senate President, GodsWill Akpabio, at the plenary on Tuesday.
Balarabe’s name was read alongside Dr Jamila Ibrahaim and Ayodele Olawande as Minister of Youths and Minister of State for Youths respectively, who were earlier nominated by the president.
The Senate is expected to screen and confirm the three nominees as ministers.
If the three nominees are confirmed, that will bring total number of Tinubu’s minister to 48.