The Nigerian Senate has postponed the screening and potential confirmation of seven ministerial nominees to Wednesday, October 30.
Postponement of screening of the ministerial nominees earlier scheduled for Tuesday during plenary, arose from non- completion of documentation by some of the nominees.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had submitted the nominees’ names to the Senate last week.
Citing reasons for the development in a personally signed statement, the Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Senate Matters, Basheer Lado said; the postponement was to allow all nominees to conclude all aspects of documentation and pre-screening exercises.
The seven ministerial nominees forwarded to the Senate for confirmation by President Bola Tinubu last week 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.
The nominees are expected to be screened and confirmed by the Senate in compliance with Section 147 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (As Amended).
Mercy Chukwudiebere
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