Senate Drops Date, Time Wike, El-Rufai, Umahi, Other Ministerial Nominees Will Be Screened
- President Bola Tinubu's ministerial nominees will be screened on Monday at the Senate
- Yemi Adaramodu, the spokesperson of the Senate, disclosed the plan shortly after Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the names of the nominees
- On Thursday, President Tinubu sent names of 28 ministerial nominees to the Senate through his chief of staff, Femi Gbajabiamila
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FCT, Abuja - The leadership of the Senate has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu's nominees for ministerial positions will be screened on Monday, July 31.
Yemi Adaramodu, the spokesperson of the Senate, disclosed on Thursday, July 27, that the Red Chamber has suspended all planned activities to begin screening the ministerial nominees immediately, The Punch reported.
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Screening President Tinubu's ministerial nominees starts on Monday
Adaramodu made the disclosure shortly after the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, read the names of the 28 nominees President Tinubu forwarded to the lawmakers on Thursday.
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According to him:
“Screening will commence on Monday. We have suspended all the rules to accommodate the screening of the nominees."
The Senate spokesperson further disclosed that the lawmakers had suspended their planned vacation for the screening exercise, adding that the nominees will be allocated some time to speak.
How Senate plans to screen President Tinubu's ministerial nominees
He further disclosed that the screening exercise would commence at 11 am, as he expressed the readiness of the lawmakers to screen the nominees with no limitation of hours.
The lawmaker stressed that the house would give enough time for the nominees to reveal their blueprint to Nigerians, adding that they would be screened in the presence of citizens.
On Thursday, the Senate received the much-awaited ministerial list from the presidency and was read on the floor during plenary the same day.
Available options for Folarin as Tinubu dumps APC candidate for opposition
Legit.ng earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu forwarding the name of Bayo Adelabu as a minister that will represent Oyo State has raised curiosity among stakeholders in the state,
Adelabu contested against Teslim Folarin of the APC on the Accord Party's platform during the March 18 governorship election in the state.
But Wale Adeagbo, an Ibadan-born legal luminary, believes the President may have other options for the embattled former senator.
Source: Legit.ng
