Ministerial nominees have begun the documentation process ahead of their screening and confirmation by the Senate, set to commence today (Tuesday).
This was announced on Monday evening by the Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, Basheer Lado.
Lado said, “Nominees were already submitting relevant documents as the first in the series of procedures for the screening and confirmation of ministerial nominees.
“The nominees are expected to be screened and confirmed by the Senate in compliance with Section 147 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as Amended).”
The Senate received President Bola Tinubu’s formal request for the screening and confirmation of seven ministerial nominees last Thursday.
The President’s request was conveyed in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, which was read at the start of plenary…
