Know the 7 women in Buhari’s Ministerial list

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari includes a total of 7 women in his list of 2019 ministerial nominees. The figure represents just 16.3% of the total of 43 nominees. The women include: Zainab Ahmed (Kaduna), the current Finance Minister who was appointed after Kemi Adeosun resigned and Paulen Talen (Plateau) who was Minister of science and technology under President Olusegun Obasanjo.

Below is the list of the women Ministerial nominees:

1. Zainab Ahmed (Kaduna)
2. Paulen Talen (Plateau)
3. Sharon Ikeazor (Anambra)
4. Ambassador Maryam Katagun (Bauchi)
5. Ramatu Tijjani (kogi)
6. Gbemisola Saraki (Kwara)
7. Sadiya Umar Faruk (Zamfara)