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Senate Suspends Plenary Till November 19
The Nigerian Senate, on Thursday, suspended its plenary till November 19, 2024.
The suspension, which took effect immediately, is to allow lawmakers and the various committees to perform their oversight functions, Naija News reports.
It would be recalled that the Senate had, earlier in the year, embarked on a seven-week annual recess in July and was expected to resume on September 17, but the resumption was postponed by a week, with the legislators eventually resuming on September 24, 2024.
Before proceeding on the fresh break, the Senate on Wednesday, confirmed the appointment of all seven ministerial nominees of President Bola Tinubu, which was submitted to the upper chamber for accelerated consideration last week.
Naija News reports that the confirmation follows the screening of the nominees by the upper chamber on Wednesday.
Recall that President Tinubu had written the Senate, seeking the screening and subsequent confirmation of appointments of seven ministerial nominees announced in Abuja on Wednesday.
President Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio and read last week Thursday during plenary.
The nominees include Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda, Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi (Minister of Labour and Employment), Bianca Odinaka Odumegu-Ojukwu (Minister of State, Foreign Affairs), Dr. Jumoke Oduwole (Minister of Industry, Trade, and Development), Idi Muktar Maiha (Minister of Livestock Development), Rt. Hon. Yusuf Abdullahi Ata (Minister of State, Housing), and Dr. Suwaiba Said Ahmad (Minister of State, Education).