FULL LIST: Senate To Screen New Ministerial Nominees, Others
The Senate will screen and confirm two ministerial nominees – Dr. Jamila Ibrahim (Minister of Youth) and Mr. Ayodele Olawande (Minister of State for Youth) – for appointment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, among others, will top the agenda of the Senate as it resumes from its annual vacation tomorrow.
Also to engage the Upper Chamber’s attention is the screening and confirmation of the new Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor nominee, Dr. Olayemi Cardoso.
The Senate will also screen and confirm the nomination of four new deputy governors of the CBN for appointment by President Tinubu: Mrs. Emem Usoro, Mr. Muhammad Dattijo, Mr. Philip Ikeazor, and Dr. Bala M. Bello.
The Upper Chamber is also expected to screen and confirm Mr. Zacch Adedeji as the new Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).
It was learnt that apart from screening of nominees for appointment, the Senate may also unveil its legislative agenda on resumption.
These developments came up at a leadership retreat for principal officers of the National Assembly at Ikot Ekpene in Akwa Ibom State at the weekend.
Speaking at the retreat, Senate President Godswill Akpabio said the event was organised to enable the lawmakers identify priority areas for the 10th National Assembly and develop strategic objectives for the Legislative Agenda of the two chambers.
“I believe our first priority, as leaders, should be people. We represent people whose pains we should alleviate; whose concerns we should address; whose hopes we should not betray.”
“Therefore, listening to the people in order to feel the pulse of our nation should be a critical component of our legislative agenda. But, no matter the problems we face, let us never forget that what is morally wrong cannot be politically right,” Akpabio said.
Efforts to reach the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Adeyemi Adaramodu, were abortive as his phone could not connect.
He also did not reply to a message sent to his WhatsApp on the development.
