Izuchukwu Okosi
Six nominees have been listed by the Federal Government as replacements for the ministers that resigned to contest for the 2023 Presidential election reports Prime Business Africa.
President Muhammadu Buhari had directed aspiring Presidential candidates to resign from their political positions as enshrined in the law.
The Senate on Tuesday consequently has received the executive communication as read by Senate President Dr Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan on the directive of President Buhari.
The letter read: “In accordance with Section 8 Subsection 2 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, I hereby forward the underlisted ministerial nominees for your confirmation.”
Transport minister Rotimi Amechi stepped down from his position to run for the office of the President as well as Science and Technology Minister Ogbonnaya Onu, Deputy Education Minister Emeka Nwajiuba, Minister of State Mines and Steel Development, Uche Ogar and Niger Delta Affairs Minister Godswill Akpabio.
However Labour and Productivity Minister Dr Chris Ngige, Minister of Justice and Attorney-General, Abubakar Malami and Minister of Women Affairs, Paulline Tallen all pulled back after initially showing interest in the race.
The nominees for replacing the former ministers are:
Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh – Abia State
Umana Okon Umana – Akwa Ibom State
Egwumakama Joseph Nkama – Ebonyi State
Goodluck Nnana Opiah – Imo State
Umar Ibrahim El-Yakub – Kano State
Ademola Adewole Adegoroye – Ondo State
Odum Odih – Rivers State
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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