By Andrew Oota, Abuja
Senate has confirmed the whole seven nominees of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointment as ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
President Tinubu last week sacked some of his ministers and picked seven new ones and consequently forwarded there names to the Senate for confirmation .
After conducting the confirmation hearing , Senate President Godswill Akpabio who presided over the confirmation hearing and endorsement charged the nominees to be good ambassadors and work in the overall interest of Nigeria
Those who appeared before the upper legislative chamber for the confirmation exercise included Dr Nentawe Yileatda (Plateau State ), Muhammadu Maigeri Dinyadi (Sokoto) and Bianca Odinaka Odumegwu-Ojukwu (Anambra).
Others were Honourable Yusuf Abdullahi(Kano), Idi Muktar Maiha(Adamawa), Dr Jumoke (Oduwole) and Suwaiba Said Ahmad.
Although the exercise was seamless, the Senate President remarked that with the attachment of portfolio to the nominees which was first of it’s kind, it paved the way for the less-vigorous exercise and offered the lawmakers the opportunity to ask specific questions where necessary .
In a bow-and-go exercise , the nominees were only asked to introduce themselves and tell the Senate what they would on bring even confirmed .
While most of them were able to give an idea of what they will introduce in the administration some said they will need to understand the handing over notes .
Earlier the nominee from Plateau state designated to the ministry of humanitarian Affairs and poverty Alleviation , Dr Nentawe Yileatda said the federal government will embark on deliberate policies in addressing humanitarian concerns and taking Nigerians out of poverty .
