The Senate will on Tuesday commence the screening of the seven new ministerial nominees.
Basheer Lado, the special adviser to the President on Senate Matters, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.
Mr Lado, a former senator who represented Kano Central Senatorial District between 2011 and 2015, said the nominees have started submitting their credentials in accordance with the tradition of the National Assembly for the screening process.
“The Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, Sen. Basheer Lado, CON, has confirmed that ministerial nominees have commenced documentation ahead of their screening and confirmation by the Senate, which commences on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024,” the statement reads.
The screening is in accordance with the Section 147 of the Nigerian constitution. The nominees will be screened at the Committee of a Whole, where the senators would subject them to questioning.
Last Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu sacked five ministers and