The screening of ministerial nominees by the Senate has commenced, News About Nigeria reports.
The screening is taking place today for those whose names were forwarded to the Senate by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for confirmation.
The Senate also reportedly suspended all the items in Wednesday’s Order Paper to begin the screening of the nominees.
The screening was meant to take place on Tuesday, the 29th of October, but was shifted to Wednesday to enable the nominees to prepare their documents for the exercise.
The process to begin the screening came up at 12. 55 following a motion by the Senate leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, APC, Ekiti Central and seconded by the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Abba Moro, PDP, Benue South.
Recall that President Tinubu had 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 .
Others were 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 had sought for expeditious consideration of his request by the Senate.
