President Muhammadu Buhari has withdrawn the nomination of Musa Ibeto (Niger State) for confirmation as minister by the senate.
The withdrawal is contained in the president’s letter to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, during plenary on Wednesday.
Mr. Buhari did not give any reason for the withdrawal of the nominee.
The letter reads: “I write to withdraw the nomination of Ahmed, earlier submitted for confirmation as a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria”.
Another nominee, Abubakar Bawa, also from Niger was forwarded to the senate to replace Mr. Ibeto.
It was gathered last night that the withdrawal of Ibeto’s name may not be unconnected to the fact that like Ibeto, another ministerial nominee, Abubakar Bawa Bwari, who was among the second batch of 16 nominees announced by Senate President yesterday, also hails from Niger State.
Meanwhile, when contacted last night to clarify the mix-up on why two nominees hail from Niger State, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr. Femi Adesina said: “The names of ministerial nominees President Muhammadu Buhari has sent to the Senate for screening, had no states of origin attached to them. As soon as the President does that, it will be made public.”
With Ibeto reportedly dropped, the total number of ministerial nominees now stands at 36 instead of 37.
Confirming this development via his Twitter handle @bukolasaraki, the Senate President in a tweet yesterday evening said: “Today, I presided over the screening and confirmation of 10 of the 36 Ministers nominated by President Muhammadu.”
Why Buhari drops Musa Ibeto ministerial nominee
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