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On Monday, the Senate continued the assessment of President Bola Tinubu’s 48 ministerial nominees, marking the sixth consecutive day of deliberations.
The initial candidate scheduled for screening today (Monday) is Mariya Mahmoud, previously a Commissioner for Higher Education in Kano State. Mahmoud stepped in as a replacement for Maryam Shetty, also a female nominee from Kano, who was unexpectedly removed amidst a dramatic turn of events last Friday.
Following this, the upper chamber proceeded to review the candidacy of Festus Keyamo, hailing from Delta State. Keyamo, a former Minister of State for Labour and Productivity during the tenure of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, underwent screening.
Nonetheless, the Senate session concluded amid turmoil, with two legislators presenting a motion to suspend the screening process for Keyamo.
The nominees up for confirmation had been evaluated by the red chamber on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday before.
On July 27, 2023, the President submitted a list comprising 28 individuals to the red chamber, seeking their confirmation. Subsequently, on August 2, 2023, the President forwarded an additional list featuring 19 nominees to the Senate.
In a move on August 4, 2023, the President withdrew the nomination of Maryam Shetty from Kano State and promptly replaced her with Keyamo and Mahmoud.
During the preceding Saturday, the Senate conducted screening sessions for Lola Ade-John, Bosun Tijani, Isiak Salako, Tahir Mamman, and Maigari Ahmadu.
On the preceding Friday, a screening process was carried out by the Senate for Zephaniah Jisalo, Shuaibu Audu, Yusuf Sununu, Bello Matawalle, Alkali Saidu, Ahmed Gwarzo, Atiku Bagudu, Simon Lalong, Ibrahim Gaidam, Aliu Abdullahi, Gboyega Oyetola, Heineken Lokpobiri, and Tunji Alausa.
On Wednesday, the red chamber conducted screenings for Dele Alake, Lateef Fagbemi, Muhammad Idris, Ali Pate, and Doris Uzoka.
The Senate continued its screening process on Tuesday, evaluating former governors Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna) and Dave Umahi (Ebonyi), along with Wale Edun, Uche Nnaji, Stella Okotete, Adebayo Adelabu, Ekperikpe Ekpo, Hannatu Musawa, and Musa Dangiwa.
Furthermore, the upper chamber carried out screenings on Monday for the former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, as well as Abubakar Kyari from Borno State, Nkiruka Onyejeocha (Abia State), Bello Muhammad (Sokoto State), Sani Abubakar Danladi (Taraba State), and Badaru Abubakar (Jigawa State).
Additional individuals screened include Joseph Utsev (Benue State), Olubunmi Tunji Ojo (Ondo State), Betta Edu (Cross River State), Uju Kennedy Ohaneye (Anambra State), Abubakar Momoh (Edo State), John Enoh (Cross River State), Iman Suleiman Ibrahim (Nasarawa State), and Yusuf Maitama Tuggar (Bauchi State).
