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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has requested the Nigerian Senate to confirm the appointment of seven new ministerial nominees. ...READ THE FULL STORY FROM SOURCE ↔️
Naija News reports that this was made known on Thursday by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.
He disclosed this when he read a letter from President Tinubu that contained the request.
President Tinubu, who requested expeditious consideration of the requests, urged the Senate to consider and confirm the seven nominees for appointment as ministers.
Akpabio referred the nominees to the Committee of the Whole for further legislative action as soon as possible
Recall that the president fired five ministers and appointed seven new ones in a cabinet shakeup on Wednesday.
The seven new Ministers-designate to be cleared by the Senate include: Bianca Odumegu-Ojukwu as the Minister of State Foreign Affairs; Nentawe Yilwatda as the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction; Maigari Dingyadi as the Minister of Labour and Employment; Jumoke Oduwole as the Minister of Industry; Idi Maiha as Minister for the newly created Livestock Development Ministry; Yusuf Ata as the Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development; and Suwaiba Ahmad as Minister of State Education.. ..ALSO READ FULL FROM SOURCE ↔️
