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Security Clearance: Senate Declines To Confirm El-Rufai, Two Others As Minister
The senate has approved the appointment of 45 out of the 48 ministerial nominees submitted by President Bola Tinubu.
The nominees were confirmed on Monday evening after the upper legislative chamber concluded the screening of the candidates.
Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna; and two other nominees — Stella Okotete (Delta) and Danladi Abubakar (Taraba) were not confirmed as the senate awaits security clearance about them.
“The others are still awaiting security clearance,” Senate President Godswill Akpabio said, after announcing the names of those approved by the senate.
Sunday Karimi, senator representing Kogi west, presented a petition against el-Rufai during his screening last week.
A petition was also submitted against Okotete.
On July 27, Tinubu sent the list of nominees made up of 28 persons to the senate for screening and confirmation.