President Bola Tinubu has submitted a request to the Nigerian Senate on Thursday, seeking their confirmation for the appointment of seven ministerial nominees. These nominees were announced in Abuja on Wednesday.
President Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabi.
The letter was read at the commencement of the plenary session on Thursday.
The Ministerial nominees listed in the letter are as follows: Dr Nentawe Yilwatda, who has been nominated as the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction; Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi, who has been nominated as the Minister of Labour and Employment; and Bianca Odinaka Odumegu-Ojukwu, who has been nominated as the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.
Others are Dr Jumoke Oduwole, Minister of Industry, Trade and Development, Idi Muktar Maiha, Minister of Livestock Development, Rt Hon 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.
The Senate subsequently referred the presidential request to the Committee of the Whole for prompt consideration.
“Distinguished colleagues, the presidential request is referred to the committee of the whole for consideration very soon,” the Senate President said.
Given that the request reached the Senate on its final day of the week’s session, the red chamber may initiate the screening of the nominees next week after receiving the necessary documents.
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