BREAKING: Senate Fixes Date To Screen, Confirm Seven New Ministerial Nominees (FULL LIST)

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Senate has a fixed date to screen and confirm seven new Ministerial Nominees.

NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the Nigeria Senate will begin the screening of seven individuals nominated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for ministerial positions next week Tuesday.

This Nigeria news platform understands that the ministerial nominees for the Senate’s consideration and approval are: Dr Nentawe Yilwatda (Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction); Muhammadu Dingyadi (Labour & Employment); Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu (State Foreign Affairs), and Dr Jumoke Oduwole (Industry, Trade and Investment).

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This will be the first time portfolios are being attached to nominees before their ministerial screening.

Recall that Senate President Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday, read Tinubu’s letter which requested the Red Chamber to consider the nominees for necessary screening and confirmation.

President Tinubu, in the letter, appealed to the Upper Legislative chambers to give expeditious consideration to his request.

Akpabio referred the presidential request to the Committee of the whole for accelerated consideration.

“Distinguished colleagues , the presidential request is referred to the committee of the whole for consideration very soon,” he said.

Speaking to ThisDay, a principal member of the Senate said the upper chamber would start the screening of the nominees from Tuesday next week.

He said: “Since the request got to the Senate on its last day of sitting in the week , the Red Chamber may after getting the required documents on the nominees , commence their screening on Tuesday and possibly conclude it on Wednesday next week.”