The Senate received a request on Thursday from President Bola Tinubu to screen and confirm seven new ministerial nominees announced in Abuja on Wednesday.
This request was outlined in a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, which was read at the start of Thursday’s plenary session. The President reshuffled his cabinet on Wednesday, dismissing five ministers and nominating seven replacements.
The ministers dismissed were Uju-Ken Ohanenye (Women Affairs); Lola Ade-John (Tourism); Prof Tahir Mamman (Education); Abdullahi Muhammad Gwarzo (State, Housing and Urban Development); and Jamila Bio Ibrahim (Youth Development).
According to the letter, the seven nominees for ministerial positions are Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction; Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi as Minister of Labour and Employment; and Bianca Odinaka Odumegwu-Ojukwu as Minister of State, Foreign Affairs.
Others include Dr. Jumoke Oduwole as Minister of Industry, Trade, and Development; Idi Muktar Maiha as Minister of Livestock Development; Yusuf Abdullahi Ata as Minister of State, Housing; and Dr. Suwaiba Said Ahmad as Minister of State, Education.
In his letter, Tinubu urged the Senate to give his request prompt attention.
Senate President Akpabio referred the request to the committee of the whole for swift consideration, noting, “Distinguished colleagues, the presidential request is referred to the committee of the whole for consideration very soon.”
