Senate resumes screening of Tinubu's ministerial nominees

<p>Also scheduled for screening today is Festus Keyamo, adding to the list of nominees presented to the Senate for confirmation.</p>, <span>President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio. Twitter: Godswill Akpabio</span>, <h2>The screening of President Bola Tinubu's 48 ministerial nominees entered its sixth non-consecutive day at the Nigerian Senate today.</h2>, <p>Among the nominees screened today was Mariya Mahmoud, a former Commissioner for Higher Education in Kano State. Mahmoud's nomination came as a replacement for Maryam Shetty, another female nominee from Kano, who was surprisingly dropped from the list last week.</p>, <p>Also scheduled for screening today is Festus Keyamo, adding to the list of nominees presented to the Senate for confirmation.</p>, <p>The process of screening commenced on Monday, with several nominees being vetted on different days throughout the week. The President had submitted a 28-man list to the Senate on July 27, 2023, for confirmation. Subsequently, a supplementary list of 19 nominees was sent on August 2, 2023, by the President.</p>, <p>Notably, there was a dramatic twist on August 4, 2023, when the President withdrew Maryam Shetty's nomination from Kano State and replaced her with Festus Keyamo and Mariya Mahmoud.</p>