Tinubu writes Senate, seeks confirmation of 7 ministerial nominees

Tinubu writes Senate, seeks confirmation of 7 ministerial nominees

President Bola Tinubu has written the Senate, seeking for the screening and subsequent confirmation of appointments of seven ministerial nominees announced in Abuja on Wednesday.

President Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and read during plenary on Thursday.

According to the letter, the ministerial nominees are Dr Nentawe Yilwatda, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction; Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi, Minister of Labour and Employment, and Bianca Odinaka Odumegu-Ojukwu, Minister of State, Foreign Affairs.

Others are Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, Minister of Industry, Trade and Development; Idi Muktar Maiha, Minister of Livestock Development; Yusuf Abdullahi Ata, Minister of State, Housing, and Dr Suwaiba Said Ahmad, Minister of State, Education.

President Tinubu, in the letter, sought for expeditious consideration of his request by the Senate.

Accordingly as announced by Akpabio, the Senate immediately referred the presidential request to the Committee of the Whole for consideration.

He said: “Distinguished colleagues, the presidential request is referred to the committee of the whole for consideration very soon.”

Since the request got to the Senate on its last day of sitting in the week, the red chamber may, after getting the required documents on the nominees, commence their screening on Wednesday next week.