Senate begins ministerial screening of Taiwo Oyedele

The Senate connected Wednesday commenced the screening of Taiwo Oyedele for the presumption of Minister of State for Finance.

The league began pursuing a question by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, calling for Oyedele to beryllium admitted into the chamber.

Oyedele was led into the Senate by Basheer Lado, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu connected Senate matters, arriving astatine astir 2:21 p.m. alongside different authorities officials.

Among those who accompanied him were Kayode Ajulo, Commissioner for Justice successful Ondo State, and Tokunbo Kayode, erstwhile Minister of Defence.

DAILY POST recalls that connected Tuesday, President Tinubu formally requested the Senate to surface and corroborate Oyedele arsenic Minister of State for Finance, succeeding Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite.

In a abstracted request, the President besides urged the Senate to corroborate erstwhile Rivers South-East Senator Magnus Abe arsenic Chairman of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC.

Both requests were outlined successful abstracted letters work during plenary by Senate President Godswill Akpabio.

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