President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate seeking the confirmation of service chiefs.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio, who read the letter at the start of the plenary session on Tuesday, said the service chiefs would be screened by the entire Senate at a later date.
Last week, the President similarly asked the House of Representatives to confirm the newly appointed service chiefs.
Abass Tajudeen, the Speaker, read the President’s letter as the plenary session began on Thursday.
On June 19, the President appointed the service chiefs.
The ousted security chiefs included retired Maj-Gen Babagana Monguno (National Security Adviser), Lucky Irabor (Chief of Defence Staff), Faruk Yahaya (Chief of Army Staff), Awwal Gambo (Chief of Naval Staff), and Isiaka Amao (Chief of Air Staff).
The new appointees include Nuhu Ribadu (National Security Adviser), Maj. Gen. Christopher Musa (Chief of Defence Staff), Maj. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja (Chief of Army Staff), Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla (Chief of Naval Staff), and AVM Hassan Abubakar (Chief of Air Staff).
Meanwhile, the Senate President has also announced some standing committees, namely Appropriations, Public Accounts, Ethics, and Public Petitions and Establishment.
The Senate President also read a letter from President Bola Tinubu addressed to the Senate seeking the confirmation of recently appointed service chiefs.