After weeks of delays and apprehensions,
indications are rife that the long awaited list of ministerial nominees
will reach the Senate latest on Friday.
Our correspondent learnt that the leadership of the Senate was concerned over the delays in the submission of the names for the screening.
A Senator, who is privy to the politics surrounding the selection process, told our correspondent that the President was under severe pressures to either include or drop some names.
He said, “I can tell you the President is under severe pressure. He has continued to include and drop names every now and then because of the pressure. That is what is delaying the submission of the list.
The constant changes is delaying it.
“But I can tell you that the list should reach the Senate unfailingly by Friday, just before we resume plenary. We do not have the names yet; I can confirm that we do not have the list here yet.”
The Senate earlier ruled out the possibility of shortening its three-week break for the screening exercising after predicting that the President might not be ready with the list before the resumption date of June 28.
By Oluwole Josiah, Abuja Courtesy Of: Punch
Our correspondent learnt that the leadership of the Senate was concerned over the delays in the submission of the names for the screening.
A Senator, who is privy to the politics surrounding the selection process, told our correspondent that the President was under severe pressures to either include or drop some names.
He said, “I can tell you the President is under severe pressure. He has continued to include and drop names every now and then because of the pressure. That is what is delaying the submission of the list.
The constant changes is delaying it.
“But I can tell you that the list should reach the Senate unfailingly by Friday, just before we resume plenary. We do not have the names yet; I can confirm that we do not have the list here yet.”
The Senate earlier ruled out the possibility of shortening its three-week break for the screening exercising after predicting that the President might not be ready with the list before the resumption date of June 28.
By Oluwole Josiah, Abuja Courtesy Of: Punch
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