By Abbanobi -Eku Onyekachi
Abuja
The Senate Thursday received request from President Bola Tinubu, for confirmation of 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, Godswill Akpabio and read at the beginning of plenary on Thursday.
The Ministerial nominees as contained in the letter 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 ,
Rt Hon Yusuf Abdullahi Ata , Minister of State, Housing and Dr Suwaiba Said Ahmad , Minister of State, Education.
President Tinubu in the letter, sought for expeditious consideration of his request by the Senate.
Accordingly as announced by Akpabio, the Senate referred the presidential request to the Committee of the whole for consideration very soon .
“Distinguished colleagues, the presidential request is referred to the committee of the whole for consideration very soon, ” 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 Wednesday next week.
