Senate Begins Screening Of Ade-John, Tijani, Keyamo, Others

The Nigerian Senate has begun the screening of the last batch of ministerial nominees today (Saturday) sent by President Bola Tinubu.

Recall that the President had on Wednesday, through his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, sent an additional list of 19 nominees to complement the previously sent 28 ministerial nominees.

The Red Chamber which was due to proceed on its long holiday by the end of July, suspended the holiday to ensure that the screening and confirmation of ministerial nominees is done before proceeding on the annual recess.

However, the Senate began the screening and clearing of the last batch of ministerial nominees with an Information Technology (IT) exper, Lola Ade-John, who is from Lagos State.

Appearing before the lawmakers, Ade-John spoke on how to leverage IT for Nigeria’s development and how it will help grow the economy of the nation.

After her, Bosun Tijani from Ogun State took to the podium. Other nominees to be screened and cleared include Dr Isiaka Salako (Ogun), Dr Tahir Mamman (Adamawa), Uba Maigari Ahmadu (Tarabara), Dr. Mariya Mahmoud (Kano) and Festus Keyamo (Delta).