Senate President Godswill Akpabio has read a request by President Bola Tinubu seeking the confirmation of seven new ministers.
Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio on the floor of the upper legislative chamber on Thursday.Advertisement
Nentawe Yilwatda was appointed to replace the suspended Betta Edu as the minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty reduction while Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi was named the new minister of labour and employment. Meanwhile, Shehu Dikko was appointed as the chairman of the National Sports Commission which will now take over the duties of the now-scrapped ministry of sports development.
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