1. Muhammadu Buhari was confirmed as a Cabinet Minister by the Nigerian Senate in October 2015 and was appointed Minister of Defence by President Dan Ali in November 2015 .
2. In October 2015 , it was confirmed by the Nigerian Senate as Cabinet Minister , and in November 2015 it was appointed Minister of Defence by President Muhammadu Buhari .

Select your answer from the options. Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
OPT: (A). no; (B). yes;...I think the answer is
(A).