The Senate has confirmed seven new ministerial nominees recently appointed by President Bola Tinubu.
The confirmations came after a hearing held on the Senate floor on Wednesday, following last week’s decision by Tinubu to reshuffle his cabinet.
In a move to address vacancies and restructure his administration, President Tinubu dismissed five ministers last week and promptly nominated replacements.
The Senate suspended its rule to admit the ministerial nominees.
The lawmakers began with Nentawe Yilwatda, the nominee appointed to replace Betta Edu as the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction.
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They subsequently screened other appointees including Bianca Odumegu-Ojukwu nominated as the Minister of State Foreign Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi nominated as the Minister of Labour and Employment, Jumoke Oduwole nominated as the Minister of Industry.
Also screened were Idi Maiha as Minister for the newly created Livestock Development Ministry, Yusuf Ata as the Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development, and Suwaiba Ahmad as Minister of State Education.
All the nominees were asked questions on how to run their various designated ministries effectively, which they answered to the satisfaction of the Senators who subsequently confirmed their appointments.