Senate President, Ahmed Lawan

The Senate has commenced the screening of the ministerial nominees recently appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari.

The screening is ongoing at a plenary presided over by the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan.

The nominees were appointed from four south-east states, as well as one state each in the north-west, south-west, and south-south regions.

They include Henry Ikechukwu – Abia State, Umana Okon Umana – Akwa-Ibom State, Ekuma Joseph – Ebonyi State, Goodluck Nana Obia – Imo State, Umar Ibrahim Yakub – Kano State, Ademola Adewole Adegorioye – Ondo State, and Odo Udi – Rivers State.