Let’s Treat Buhari’s Ministerial List With Urgency -- Saraki Tells Senators

Incumbent Chairman of the 8th National Assembly and Senate President,
Dr. Bukola Saraki, has urged members of the Red chamber to ensure that
the long-awaited ministerial list of President Muhammadu Buhari is
treated with urgency, when it is eventually submitted by President
Buhari this week.

Saraki, whose led Senate resumed on Tuesday, after its 4th recess in
110 days of its existence, in his Resumption Address, expressed
optimism that the presence of ministers will create the space for
greater policy engagement between the legislative and executive arms
of government, adding that it will also enable the Senate to begin to
respond in a more systematic manner to the various economic and social
challenges confronting the nation.

The full text of the address tweeted by the Senate President via his
Twitter handle, @bukolasaraki read in part:

"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."

Read full text of the Senate President's address here:
http://www.vanguardngr.com/?p=565750