National Assembly Delays Bianca, Other Ministerial Screening Exercise 

By Stephen Asaba-ase

The National Assembly has postponed the screening of Mrs Bianca Ojukwu and the other new ministerial nominees presented by President Bola Tinubu.

This is to enable the nominees to conclude all aspects of documentation and pre-screening exercises.

Meanwhile, the screening was formally scheduled to hold on Tuesday but the National Assembly had just announced that the screening has now been shifted to Wednesday.

Congress recalled that Tinubu last Wednesday sacked five ministers and appointed other seven new Ministers for the Senate confirmation.

However, President Bola Amehd Tinibu nominated Bianca Odumegu-Ojukwu as the Minister of State Foreign Affairs, while Nentawe Yilwatda was appointed as the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, officially bringing an end to the tenure of the suspended Betta Edu.

Others nominated by the President were Maigari Dingyadi as the Minister of Labour and Employment, Jumoke Oduwole as the Minister of Industry, Idi Maiha as Minister for the newly created Livestock Development Ministry, Yusuf Ata as the Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development, and Suwaiba Ahmad as Minister of State, Education.