Following the vote of confidence by 86
senators in favour of Senate president ,Bukola Saraki, the Senate
resumed on Tuesday, after its 4th recess in 110 days of its
existence.The senate president while thanking his fellow senators for
the confidence bestowed on him ,has urged members of the Red chamber to
ensure that the long-awaited ministerial list of President Muhammadu
Buhari is treated with urgency. During his address, he said
“As
we await the list of ministerial nominees this week, I believe the
presence of ministers will create the space for greater policy
engagement with the Executive Arm of government and enable us to begin
to respond in a more systematic manner to the various economic and
social challenges before us, especially through our various Committees
that will also be constituted soon.
“On this note, I want to urge you all my colleagues to ensure that what
is uppermost in our minds as we begin the constitutional task of
screening of ministerial nominees is the overall interest of our
country, informed by the enormity and the urgency of the challenges
before us.
“Once the list is submitted, let us ensure that we treat it with
dispatch. We must not be held down by unnecessary politicking. The
enormity of our national challenges at this time does not give room for
pettiness or politics of vendetta.”
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