Ministerial screening: Senate set to screen, El-Rufai, Umahi, 12 others

<p>The Senate on the second day of ministerial screening listed fourteen remaining ministerial nominees for screening and confirmation as earlier requested by President Bola Tinubu.</p>, <p>On Monday, the upper legislative chamber listed 16 names of nominees but screened 14</p>, <p>Among those listed for Tuesday’s screening are the former Governor of Ebonyi State and Deputy Senate Leader, Senator David Umahi, and his Kaduna State counterpart, Nasir El-Rufai.</p>, <p>Tinubu had on Thursday, July 28, 2023, forwarded a list of twenty-eight ministerial nominees to the apex legislative Chamber, asking it to confirm the nominees for appointment as Ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.</p>, <p>Consequently, the Senate commenced the exercise on Monday and screened fourteen of the nominees, with fourteen still pending.</p>, <p>The fourteen nominees listed for screening on Tuesday on the Senate’s Order Paper for the day’s legislative business includes, David Umahi (Ebonyi); Adebayo Olawale Edun (Ogun), Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai (Kaduna); Ahmed Musa Dangiwa (Katsina), Chief Uche Geoffrey Nnaji (Enugu); Stella Erhuvwuoghene Okotete (Delta), and Dele Alake (Ekiti)</p>, <p>Others are: Mr. Adekola Adebayo Adelabu (Oyo), Muhammad Idris (Niger); Professor Ali Pate Bauchi; Doris Anite Uzoka (Imo), Lateef Fagbemi (Kwara); Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo Akwa (Ibom); and Barr Hannatu Musawa (Katsina).</p>, <p>The confirmation of the nominees will be done by the Senate, after the screening exercise.</p>