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The National Assembly has revealed its plans for the screening of fresh nominees submitted by President Bola Tinubu.
On Friday, a former Lagos State Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Yemi Cardoso, was nominated as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Speaking to The Punch, the Senate spokesperson and the Chairman, of the Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, Yemi Adaramodu, on Sunday said the Red Chamber was ready to “act swiftly” on the screening of the nominees.
Recall that over the weekend, the president made major appointments which included a list of two ministerial nominees.
Alongside him, four new deputy governors of the apex bank were nominated, and they include Emem Usoro, Muhammad Abdullahi-Dattijo, Philip Ikeazor and Bala Bello, Naija News reports.
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