The President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has stressed the need for the Senate to expedite action in screening and approving the list of ministerial nominees from President Muhammadu Buhari.
The list is expected to be forwarded to the upper legislative chamber any moment from now.
Addressing the lawmakers at Tuesday’s plenary session, Saraki said, “As we await the list of ministerial nominees this week, I believe the presence of ministers will create the space for greater policy engagement with the executive arm of government.
“This will enable us to begin to respond in a more systematic manner to the various economic and social challenges before us, especially through our various committees that will also be constituted soon.
“On this note, I want to urge you all my colleagues to ensure that what is uppermost in our minds as we begin the constitutional task of screening of ministerial nominees is the overall interest of our country, informed by the enormity and the urgency of the challenges before us.
“Once the list is submitted, let us ensure that we treat it with dispatch and thoroughness. We must not be held down by unnecessary politicking. The enormity of our national challenges at this time does not give room for pettiness or politics of vendetta.”
Saraki charged the senators to demonstrate clearly to Nigerians that they were prepared to fulfill their mandates and put the interest of the country above other considerations.
To behave contrary, he said, would amount to a betrayal of the confidence reposed on them by the electorate and the country as a whole.
The President of the Senate rued the challenges confronting the national economy, occasioned by dwindling oil revenue, a situation which he said, has brought enormous shock to the economy.
He observed that the trend has greatly limited the capacity of government at various levels to meet even basic commitments, adding however, that the nation had gone through periods of recession in the past.
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