Tinubu Nominates Mariya Bunkure As Replacement For Maryam Shetty In Ministerial List, Prioritizing Female Representation

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President Bola Tinubu made a surprising move on Friday by nominating Mariya Bunkure as a replacement for Maryam Shetty in his ministerial list before the 10th Senate.

Initially, Tinubu had nominated Maryam Shetty in his 19-man list, but her name was unexpectedly swapped with Bunkure’s name on Friday, catching Shetty off guard while she was already in the National Assembly for her screening….CONTINUE READING

An associate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, disclosed the reason behind Bunkure’s appointment. According to the source, Bunkure was chosen over other strong contenders due to Tinubu’s desire to have a specific number of female representatives in his cabinet.

The associate explained, “Oga (Ganduje) was informed by the president that he would prefer the replacement of Shetty to be a woman to meet his target number for female representation in his cabinet. This is why Bunkure got the nod at the last minute. Although she is close to the family, there were stronger contenders, but all of them are male, so oga picked her.”