Buhari ‘hasn’t sent’ ministerial list to senate

‎President Muhammadu Buhari is yet to submit a list of his ministerial nominees to the senate, Dino Melaye, acting senate spokesman, has said.

According to Melaye, the senate was still awaiting the list as at Wednesday afternoon.

“I want to announce that we are still waiting for the ministerial list from the president,” the senate acting spokesman said.

“I want to advise there is no need for agitation‎. September expires 12 midnight today. And I want to assure Nigerians [that] as soon as we get possession of the list, we will communicate to them.

“I also want to assure Nigerians that we will attend to the ministerial list expeditiously, but diligently. It is not going to be business as usual. We are going to properly screen the nominees, and only those who meet the constitutional and moral requirements will be ‎ cleared.

“We want Nigerians not to be agitated. September expires 12 midnight. The doors of the senate ‎president are open 24 hours.”

Many times over the past three months, Buhari had maintained that his list of ministerial nominees will be sent to the senate on or before the last day of September