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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has requested the Senate to confirm his new ministerial nominees.
The request was contained in a letter read by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday during plenary.
Recall that President Tinubu had on Wednesday reshuffled his cabinet by sacking six ministers and naming seven others. The president also swapped the portfolios of 10 other ministers.
The ministerial nominees as contained in the letter are: Dr Nentawe Yilwatda (humanitarian affairs and poverty reduction), Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi (labour and employment), Bianca Odinaka Odumegu-Ojukwu (foreign affairs – State).
Others are Dr Jumoke Oduwole (industry, trade and development), Idi Muktar Maiha (livestock development), Yusuf Abdullahi Ata (housing, state) and Dr Suwaiba Said Ahmad (education, state).
President Tinubu, in the letter, sought expeditious consideration of his request by the Senate.
After reading the letter, Akpabio said, “Distinguished colleagues, the presidential request is referred to the committee of the whole for consideration very soon.”
