October 30, (THEWILL) – The Senate, on Wednesday, began the screening of seven ministerial nominees named last Wednesday, by President Bola Tinubu.
This follows a motion moved by Senate leader, Opeyemi Bamidele.
President Tinubu had in a move to reinvigorate his administration’s capacity to deliver on his promises to Nigerians, on Wednesday, appointed Dr Nentawe Yilwatda (Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction); Muhammadu Dingyadi (Labour & Employment); Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu (State Foreign Affairs); Dr Jumoke Oduwole (Industry, Trade and Investment); Idi Mukhtar Maiha (Livestock Development); Yusuf Ata (State, Housing and Urban Development) and Dr Suwaiba Ahmad (State Education), as ministers pending confirmation by the Senate.
Special Adviser to the President on Senate matters, Basheer Lado, ushered the seven nominees into the plenary on Wednesday.
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