Senate shifts screening of ministerial nominees to Wednesday

The senate has postponed the screening of the newly appointed ministers from Tuesday to Wednesday.

Basheer Lado, special adviser to the president on senate matters, said this in a statement on Tuesday.

Lado said the postponement is to allow all the seven nominees conclude their documentation.

Last week, Tinubu sacked five ministers and asked the senate to confirm seven new ministerial nominees.

Bianca Odinaka Odumegu-Ojukwu was appointed as minister of state foreign affairs and Jumoke Oduwole was assigned to the ministry of industry, trade and investment.

Nentawe Yilwatda was appointed to replace the suspended Betta Edu as the minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty reduction while Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi was named the new minister of labour and employment.

While Idi Mukhtar Maiha was appointed as the minister of livestock development, Yusuf Abdullahi Ata was named as the minister of state, housing and urban development.

Also, Tinubu approved the appointment of Suwaiba Said Ahmad as the minister of state, education.