An additional ministerial list has been sent to the Senate for review and confirmation by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Femi Gbajabiamila, the president’s chief of staff, handed the letter with the names to Senate President Godswill Akpabio during a plenary session on Wednesday.
Iwitnesslive had earlier reported that the second batch of the ministerial list would be received by the upper chamber today.
Gbajamiabila had last Thursday presented the list of 28-man ministerial nominees to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.
Prominent Nigerians who made the list are the immediate past Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, and his colleague from Kaduna, Nasir El-Rufai, and former Ebonyi Governor, David Umahi.
The Senate is currently screening the first batch of ministerial nominees, a process that started on Monday.
Last Thursday, Gbajamiabila gave the Senate President, GodsWill Akpabio, the list of 28 nominees for cabinet positions.
Former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, his Kaduna colleague Nasir El-Rufai, and former Ebonyi Governor David Umahi are prominent Nigerians that made the list.
The Senate began reviewing the initial round of ministerial nominations on Monday and is continue doing so.
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