The screening of the nominees for ministerial positions has been postponed by the Senate, News About Nigeria reports.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President Tinubu on Senate Matters, Senator Basheer Lado, on Tuesday.
The screening was initially scheduled to take place today but has now been shifted to Wednesday, 30th of October, by 12:00 pm.
Lado noted that the shift is to enable the nominees to provide all needed documents as well as allow for sufficient time to complete their documentation and pre-screening processes.
The statement reads, “The scheduled screening of ministerial nominees has been postponed by the Senate. This is to allow all nominees to conclude all aspects of documentation and pre-screening exercises.
“The screening has been rescheduled for Wednesday, October 30th, 22noon prompt.
“The Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters appreciates the public’s understanding and cooperation.”
Recall that the Special Adviser to the President had on Monday disclosed in a statement that the screening will hold today.
According to him, the ministerial nominees have commenced documentation ahead of their screening and confirmation by the Senate, which commences on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024.
He stated that the nominees were already submitting relevant documents as first in the series of procedures for the screening and confirmation of ministerial nominees
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had also written the Senate, seeking the screening and subsequent confirmation of the 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, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and read last Thursday during plenary.
According to the letter, the ministerial nominees were 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.
