Senate Gives Fresh Update On El-Rufai, 2 Other Unconfirmed Tinubu’s Ministerial Nominees

• The three unconfirmed ministerial nominees of President Bola Tinubu may be re-invited by the Senate for another screening
• Senate spokesperson Yemi Adaramodu disclosed this a day after the Red Chamber suspended their confirmations
• The conformation of Nasir El-Rufai from Kaduna, Abubakar Danladi from Taraba and Stella Okotete from Delta state were suspended due to security clearance

The Nigerian Senate has given a fresh update regarding the three unconfirmed ministerial nominees – Mallam Nasir El-Rufai from Kaduna, Abubakar Danladi from Taraba and Stella Okotete from Delta state.

The Senate spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu, said El-Rufai, Danladi and Okotete may be re-invited for another screening.

He stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Tuesday, August 8.

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Responding to a question on whether the Senate would still confirm El-Rufai, Dalandi and Okotete, he said the nominees would be confirmed once the Red Chamber was satisfied with the security clearance.

“The question raised about them is an ongoing issue. So, once the Senate is satisfied, definitely, if we need to invite them to the chamber for the re-confirmation and re-screening, then we’ll do that.”

Speaking further, the lawmaker said:

“If security is not satisfied, Senate cannot be satisfied. It depends on what security agencies and the person that nominates them say.”

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Source: Legit.ng