The Presidency has announced the postponement of the screening for seven ministerial nominees “to allow all nominees to complete all necessary documentation and pre-screening procedures.”
Originally scheduled for Tuesday on the Senate floor, the screening exercise has now been rescheduled to Wednesday at noon.
This information was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday signed by Basheer Lado, Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Senate Matters.
Last Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu dismissed five ministers, reassigned ten ministers to new portfolios, and appointed seven new ministers pending Senate confirmation.
Tinubu nominated Bianca Odumegu-Ojukwu as the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Nentawe Yilwatda as the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, effectively ending the tenure of the suspended Betta Edu.
Additionally, the President nominated Maigari Dingyadi as the Minister of Labour and Employment, Jumoke Oduwole as the Minister of Industry, Idi Maiha as the Minister for the newly established Livestock Development Ministry, Yusuf Ata as the Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, and Suwaiba Ahmad as the Minister of State for Education.
The Senate, led by President Godswill Akpabio, is expected to conduct the screening of the seven nominees on Wednesday.