Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, the Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Print Media, has reassured Nigerians that the eagerly awaited ministerial list will meet the deadline for submission.
According to the constitutional provision, which states that “The nomination of any person to the office of a minister for confirmation by the Senate shall be done within sixty days after the date the president has taken the oath of office” President Tinubu has until Thursday, July 27, to present the list to the Senate, within 60 days of his inauguration.
However, despite speculation that the President might not meet the deadline, sources have continued to confirm the readiness of the list.
According to Abdulaziz, he was optimistic the ministerial list would be forwarded to Senate before the deadline.
Abdulaziz told Daily Trust that the President would meet the impending deadline as spelled out by the constitutional provisions.
He said, “It’s on course. We will meet the deadline.”
The much anticipated ministerial nominees list of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will have the names of former Kaduna State Governor Nasiru El-Rufai, his Rivers State counterpart Nyesom Wike and eminent medical scholar Ali Pate.
A Senate source revealed that President Tinubu finally sent the list to Senate President Godswill Akpabio this morning, in line with the constitutional provision that the list should get to the National Assembly within 60 days after the presidential inauguration.
The list, which is a blend of politicians and technocrats, includes legal luminary Lateef Fagbemi (SAN); an economist Olawale Edun; banker Adebayo Adelabu, former Osun State Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, All Progressives Congress (APC) Women Leader Betta Edu, Senator Ben Ayade and Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media, Strategy and Special Duties, Dele Alake.
Speaking to The Nation, the source, who could not also confirm the number of nominees, said the list reflected the national character and outlook of the President and the ruling party.