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The ministerial nominees
By NAOMI SHARANG
The Senate, on Tuesday, postponed screening of seven ministerial nominees forwarded to it last week by President Bola Tinubu.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the postponement of the screening, earlier scheduled for Tuesday, was occasioned by non-completion of documentation by some of the nominees.
Citing reasons for the postponement in a personally signed statement, Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, Sen. Basheer Lado, said the postponement was to allow the nominees to conclude all aspects of documentation and pre- screening exercise.
?The screening has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 30,? he said.
The seven ministerial nominees forwarded to the senate for confirmation by Tinubu last week include: Dr Nentawe Yilwatda, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction;Muhammadu Dingyadi, Minister of Labour and Employment andBianca Odumegu-Ojukwu, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.
Others are:Dr Jumoke Oduwole, Minister of Industry, Trade and Development; Idi Maiha, Minister of Livestock Development; Yusuf Ata, Minister of State for Housing and DrSuwaiba Ahmad, Minister of State for Education.
The nominees are expected to be screened and confirmed by the senate in compliance with Section 147 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended). (NAN)
