Senate to fix date for ministerial screening on Tuesday

In from Timothy Enietan-Matthews (Nation’s capital) … .

Barring any last minute change, the Senate will, Tuesday, fix a date for the screening of the ministerial nominees submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari.

It will be recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari submitted the list of the first batch of his ministerial nominees late Wednesday to Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki.

Saraki had hinted that the envelope containing the list will remain sealed until the Senate reconvene for plenary of Tuesday.

The Senate is expected to fix the date for the commencement of screening and also determine the procedure to be used after unveiling list.

A principal officer of the Senate disclosed that the nominees would be given ample time to prepare for the screening, adding that the procedure to be used for the screening may also be adopted during tomorrow’s sitting.

“We cannot just ask the nominees to come forward immediately for the screening because most of them are not aware of their nomination into the Federal Executive Council. The screening is like a job interview and as such we are going to give them time to prepare for it,” the principal officer said.

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Speaking on the screening of ministerial nominees, Senate Leader, Ali Ndume insisted that due process would be followed.

Ndume also confirmed that a date for the screening would be fixed tomorrow.

“We are not going to introduce anything to make it difficult for the nominees, we will follow due process and we will be thorough. We are not going to make a big deal out of the screening. The screening proper would not be immediately.”

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