Fifty-five days into President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s inauguration, the submission of ministerial nominees to the Senate leadership remains pending.
However, the deadline for submitting the list of ministerial nominees is July 28, giving President Tinubu a window of 60 days as per the provisions of the Electoral Act.
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Sources close to SurgeZirc NG suggest that President Tinubu has a ready list of proposed ministers but has yet to submit it due to ongoing security checks on the nominees.
Security agencies conducting these checks are proceeding cautiously to avoid alerting those being investigated.
The slow progress on the security checks has put pressure on President Tinubu to send the list without the accompanying security report.
The Senate is set to commence its summer recess, which will last until the third week of September.
Before going on recess, the President may choose to either ask for more time or submit a list of a few ministerial nominees, especially those who were previously appointed as special advisers, to meet the deadline.
Senators have expressed a preference for receiving the ministerial nominees list along with the security report as it would aid them in making informed decisions.
The Senate is also expected to unveil chairpersons of all its committees before going on vacation.
In the meantime, Senate leader, Micheal Bamidele, has assured that President Tinubu will submit the ministerial list within the next 48 hours.
He emphasized the need for prayers to support the President in making the right decisions.
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Meanwhile, during a public presentation of books to mark his 60th birthday, Toyin Ogundipe, former vice-chancellor of the University of Lagos, called on political office holders to reduce the cost of governance and minimize the number of vehicles in their convoys to empathize with the Nigerian people.
He questioned the presence of Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) and Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the President’s convoy, stating that having police in the convoy should suffice.
