By Our Reporter
The Senate, Wednesday, confirmed all the seven nominees whose names were forwarded by President Bola Tinubu during his recent cabinet reshuffle.
Tinubu had requested the upper legislative chamber, through a letter formerly presented by the Senate Leader, Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele.
Recall that the nominees were ealier scheduled to be screened on Tuesday, but was postponed to Wednesday, in order to give sufficient time to the nominees to complete their documentation.
In his address to the Senate, Bamidele sought the leave of the Chamber for nominees to be screened.
“That the Senate do consider the request of Mr. President , Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, for the confirmation of the following nominees for appointment as ministers of Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, in accordance with Section 147 (2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as amended,” he prayed.
The new ministers were immediately screened after routine questions and answers were taken, with the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio presiding.
The new ministers are Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda, Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi, Bianca Odinaka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Yusuf Abdullahi Ata, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, Dr Jumoke Oduwole and Suwaiba Said Ahmed Ahmad.
In his remarks, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio prayed that God will give the ministers the enablement to discharge their duties to the benefit of Nigerians.