Nigerian president nominates 28 cabinet members
STORY: Nigerian president nominates 28 cabinet members
DATELINE: July 28, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:17
LOCATION: Abuja
CATEGORY: POLITICS
SHOTLIST:
1. various of Nigerian President Bola Tinubu
2. various of President Tinubu's chief of staff delivering the ministerial list to the Senate
3. various of Senate President Godswill Akpabio receiving the list
STORYLINE:
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday submitted a list of 28 nominees to the Senate for approval as ministers in his cabinet.
The country's constitution stipulates that the president should make ministerial nominations within 60 days after he was sworn in.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio confirmed the receipt of Tinubu's list of nominees and read it during a plenary on Thursday.
According to Akpabio, the list also contained the nomination of opposition members in line with the president's promise of "a government of national unity and competence".
Tinubu told the senate that additional nominations would be sent in due course.
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