The Nigerian Senate has issued a
warning to President Muhammadu Buhari over the delay in the submission of
ministerial list.
The Red Chamber said the
President’s action will not disrupt its planned annual vacation billed to kick
off by end of this July.
President Buhari took oath of
office six weeks ago at a low-key ceremony in Abuja, but is yet to appoint his
new cabinet.
The Senate Spokesman, Adedayo
Adeyeye, who addressed newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday, said the upper chamber was
handicapped in deciding when Buhari will forward his ministerial list to them.
He said they were also not
constitutionally empowered to request for the list from the president.
He said, “That is the prerogative
of the Executive. We are not going to help them to do their job. The Senate
cannot generate the list of ministers on its own.
“It is the prerogative of the
President to send his ministerial nominee list to the Senate and when he does
that we will consider it.
“That is our constitutional
mandate. It is not even within our powers to even advise. We will wait until
the matter is transmitted to us.
“The executive are aware of the
timetable of the Senate. There is a particular time the Senate will go on
recess. That being in mind they should be mindful of when they will carry out
this constitutional responsibility.”
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