Upon resumption of plenary today, October 4, 2023, the Nigerian Senate is set to screen three new ministerial candidates nominated by President Bola Tinubu.
The nominees to be screened today include:
Balarabe Abbas Lawal from Kaduna State
Dr Jamila Bio Ibrahim from Kwara State
Ayodele Olawande from Ondo State
Letter From The President
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday, read a letter from President Tinubu and requested the confirmation of three additional nominees.
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The Senate President said the president nominated Abbas to replace the former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, who was not screened and cleared by the Senate due to security reasons.
Ministerial Nomination
Recall that the Senate in August 2023 screened and confirmed 45 ministerial nominees who have been sworn in as ministers and rejected three of them.
Notable among those not confirmed incluing former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai.
The two other nominees rejected then were Stella Okotete from Delta State and Abubakar Danladi from Taraba State.
