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Senate receives names of 7 new ministerial nominees from Buhari

Story from Ibraheem Hamza MUHAMMAD

The Senate has received seven new nominees from President Muhammadu Buhari for consideration and confirmation as Ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Their nomination was contained in a letter addressed to Senate President Ahmad Lawan and read during the plenary in Abuja.

In the letter, the listed ministerial designates were: Henry Ikechukwu (Abia), Umana Okon-Umana(Akwa-Ibom), Ekuma Joseph (Ebonyi), Goodluck Obia (Imo) Umar Ibrahim(Kano), Mr Ademola Adewole (Ondo), Udum Odi (Rivers).

President Buhari said it was his expectation to receive the usual expeditious consideration and confirmation of the nominees by the Senate.

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