Senate begins screening of seven ministerial nominees

The Senate has started screening the seven ministerial nominees of President Bola Tinubu.

In response to a motion from Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, the Senate suspended its rules on Wednesday at 12:57 p.m. to allow Sen. Basheer Lado, the Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, to introduce the newly nominated ministers in the plenary, Persecondnews reports.

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, read the letter from President Tinubu on Thursday, October 24, nominating the new ministers.

The nominees are Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Mr. Muhammadu Dingyadi as Minister of Labour and Employment, Mrs. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu as Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Jumoke Oduwole as Minister of Industry, Trade, and Development.

Others are: Mr. Idi Muktar Maiha as Minister of Livestock Development, Rt. Hon. Yusuf Ata as Minister of State, Housing, and Dr. Suwaiba Said Ahmad as Minister of State, Education.

This screening follows President Tinubu’s recent reshuffle of his cabinet, including the sack of five ministers: the Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs. Uju-Ken Ohanenye; Minister of Tourism, Mrs. Lola Ade-John; Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman; Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Mr. Abdullahi Muhammad Gwarzo; and Minister of Youth Development, Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim.

Details shortly….