The Senate has received a request from President Bola Tinubu for the confirmation of seven newly appointed ministerial nominees announced on Wednesday.
In a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, which was read at the start of Thursday’s plenary session, President Tinubu urged the Senate to expedite the confirmation process.
The nominees for confirmation are Nentawe Yilwatda (Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction), Muhammadu Dingyadi (Labour & Employment), Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu (State Foreign Affairs), Jumoke Oduwole (Industry, Trade and Investment), Idi Mukhtar Maiha (Livestock Development), Yusuf Ata (State Housing and Urban Development), and Suwaiba Ahmad (State Education).
Senate President Akpabio directed that the nominees be referred to the Committee of the Whole for swift legislative action.
