The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Alhaji Balarabe Abbas Lawal (Kaduna), Mr. Ayodele Olawande (Ondo) and Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim (Kwara) as Ministers.
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, introduced the affirmation of the ministers after they have been cleared by means of a voice vote by senators on the plenary.
The affirmation brings the entire variety of ministers serving in President Bola Tinubu’s administration to 48.
President Tinubu had in a correspondence to the Senate on Tuesday requested the screening and affirmation of the three nominees.
The President’s letter was learn by the Senate President, Senator Akpabio on the plenary.
The Senate president, on Wednesday, handed the request for the affirmation of the Ministers to the Senate Committee of the Whole for instant consideration.
The senators on the Committee of Whole screened and cleared the nominees.
Dr. Ibrahim and Mr Olawande will function minister of youth and minister of state for youth whereas Mr. Lawal, who slumped throughout the screening, is but to be assigned a portfolio, however might function the Minister of Environment.
He is changing Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, a former governor of Kaduna State whose affirmation the Senate placed on maintain in August resulting from safety causes.
The affirmation of two different nominees, Stella Okotete (Delta) and Sani Danladi (Taraba) was additionally deferred.
President Tinubu had since August inaugurated 45 ministers earlier cleared by the Senate.
