The Senate would be screening seven ministerial nominees recently forwarded for approval by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Gatekeepers News reports that the nominees will be screened individually by the Senate during plenary today.
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, reminded his colleagues to get prepared for the screening of the nominees during plenary on Tuesday.
He added that all the nominees would be screened and anyone that scaled through the hurdles would be confirmed and sent to the President Buhari to be included among cabinet members.
It would be recalled that President Buhari, in a letter dated 15th June, 2022, requested the Senate to confirm the nomination of seven ministerial nominees.
The nominees for confirmation include Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh – Abia State; Umana Okon Umana – Akwa Ibom State; Ekumankama Joseph Nkama- Ebonyi State; and Goodluck Nanah Opiah – Imo State.
Others are Umar Ibrahim El-Yakub – Kano State; Ademola Adewole Adegoroye – Ondo State; and Odum Udi – Rivers State.
