Just In: Presidency Postpones Ministerial Screening of Bianca Ojukwu, 6 Others, Details Emerge
- The ministerial screening process of the seven newly nominated individuals has been postponed
- The presidency postponed the screening “to allow all nominees to conclude all aspects of documentation and pre-screening exercises”
- The special adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Senate Matters, Basheer Lado, said the screening exercise has now been shifted to Wednesday noon, October 30
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FCT, Abuja - The presidency has postponed the screening of Bianca Ojukwu and six other ministerial nominees at the Nigerian Senate on Tuesday, October 29.
Legit.ng recalls that the Nigerian Senate led by Godswill Akpabio was set to commence the screening process on Tuesday, October 29.
Source: UGC
The special adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Senate Matters, Basheer Lado, said the screening exercise has now been shifted to Wednesday noon, October 30, Channels Television reports.
Lado explained that the postponement was “to allow all nominees to conclude all aspects of documentation and pre-screening exercises”.
The presidential aide made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday, October 29.
Legit.ng recalls that President Tinubu sent the names of the nominees to the Senate for screening and confirmation for appointment as ministers.
The senate president, Godswill Akpabio, referred the nominees to the Committee of Whole for further legislative work as soon as possible.
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DSS clears Bianca Ojukwu, 6 other ministerial nominees
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the Department of State Services (DSS), took action on the recently announced seven ministerial nominees.
The secret police have cleared all the seven ministerial nominees as the Nigerian Senate set to commence screening on them.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu sent the names of the ministerial nominees to the Senate for consideration and screening.
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