By Goodluck Ikiebe in Abuja.
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President Bola Tinubu has sent three more ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening and confirmation.
The nominees are: Balarabe Abbas Lawal from Kaduna State, Dr Jamila Bio Ibrahim from Kwara State, and Mr.Ayodele Olawande from Ondo State.
The Senate President,Chief Godswill Akpabio, read a letter from President Tinubu requesting the confirmation of three additional ministerial nominees when the lawmakers resumed plenary session on Tuesday.
Our correspondent recalls that the
Senate,in August 2023,screened and confirmed 45 ministerial nominees and rejected three. Notable among those not confirmed include 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.
Edited by Dada Ahmed.
