President Muhammadu Buhari submitted the second batch of his ministerial list to the Senate on Monday, October 12.

The list was read out on Tuesday, just before the screening of the first batch of the ministerial nominees commenced.

16 names are on the list and here are a few things you should know about them;

Senator Heineken Lokpobiri

He was a member of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly from 1999–2003

He was also speaker of the house of assembly from June 1999-May 2001

Lokpobiri was elected to the National Senate for the Bayelsa West constituency in 2007

He was appointed to committees on Sports, Public Accounts, Police Affairs, Niger Delta and Millennium Development Goals.

 

James Ocholi

Ocholi is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN)

His political career started during his school days, he was the Speaker House of Parliament, University of Jos from 1983 – 1984

He was the All Progressive Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Kogi state in 2011

He was also the Deputy National Legal Adviser for the APC from 2013-2014

 

Anthony Anwuka

Anwuka is a renowned academia and a Professor of Education Administration.

He was once the Vice Chancellor of the Imo State University, Owerri.

For the past twenty years, he has served as External Examiner for undergraduates and post graduate programmes in the Nigerian Universities and Colleges of Education.

He has also served as External Assessor for positions of Professor and Readership in both Nigeria and foreign Universities.

 

Isaac Adewole

He is a Professor of obstetrics and gynecology and the current Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan .

He is the only Nigerian Professor appointed as member of council of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, an association that represents 535 universities from 37 Commonwealth countries.

He was the Collation Officer for the Independent National Electoral Commission in Lagos State for the 2015 general election.

Professor Isaac is a member of the governing council, Adeleke University and currently chairs the National Panel on Cervical Cancer Control Policy.

 

 

Hajia Bukar Ibrahim

Ibrahim was the former first lady of Yobe State.

She was also a member of the House of Representatives under ANPP.

She was a commissioner for Transport and Energy in Yobe State.