The Senate is set to begin screening of seven ministerial nominees recently announced by President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday
This follows the earlier request to the Senate by President Tinubu to confirm the new ministerial nominees.
The Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, Senator Basheer Lado, in a statement on Monday, confirmed that ministerial nominees have commenced documentation ahead of their screening and confirmation by the Senate.
He stated that the nominees were already submitting relevant documents as first in the series of procedures for the screening and confirmation of ministerial nominees.
The nominees are expected to be screened and confirmed by the Senate in compliance with Section 147 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (As Amended).