Senate shifts screening of seven ministerial nominees to Wednesday
The Senate on Tuesday postponed screening of seven ministerial nominees forwarded to it last week by President Bola Tinubu.
The postponement of the screening earlier scheduled for Tuesday was occasioned by non-completion of documentation by some of the nominees.
Citing reasons for the postponement in a personally signed statement, Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, Senator Basheer Lado, said the postponement was to allow the nominees to conclude aspects of documentation and pre-screening.
He said, “The screening has been rescheduled for Wednesday, October 30.’’
The seven ministerial nominees forwarded to the Senate for confirmation by Mr Tinubu last week include Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Poverty Reduction, Dr Nentawe Yilwatda; Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammadu Dingyadi and the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegu-Ojukwu.
Others are Minister of Industry, Trade and Development, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Maiha, Minister of State for Housing, Yusuf Ata and the Minister of State for Education, Dr Suwaiba Ahmad.
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).
(NAN)
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