The Senate today received request from President Bola Tinubu for the confirmation of appointments of seven ministerial nominees announced at the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday.

President Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio and read at the beginning of plenary.

The Ministerial nominees as contained in the letter are ÷ Dr Nentawe Yilwatda , Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi, Minister of Labour and Employment and Bianca Odinaka Odumegu – Ojukwu, Minister of State, Foreign Affairs .

Others are Dr Jumoke Oduwole, Minister of Industry, Trade and Development, Idi Muktar Maiha, Minister of Livestock Development, Rt Hon Yusuf Abdullahi Ata, Minister of State, Housing and Dr  Suwaiba Said Ahmad, Minister of State, Education.

President Tinubu in the letter, sought for expeditious consideration of his request by the Senate.

Accordingly as announced by , the Senate referred the presidential request to the Committee of the whole for consideration very soon.

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