President Bola Tinubu has nominated Abbas Balarabe as a ministerial replacement for the former Kaduna Governor, Nasir El-Rufai.
On Tuesday, the replacement was conveyed in a letter read by the Senate President, GodsWill Akpabio, at the plenary.
Recalled in August that El-Rufai’s name was missing from the list of the ministerial nominees confirmed by the Senate.
Balarabe’s name was read alongside Ayodele Olawande and Dr Jamila Ibrahaim as Minister of Youths and Minister of State for Youths respectively, who were earlier nominated by the president.
A couple of petitions including those sent by Senator Sunday Karimi (APC, Kogi West) were presented against the former governor during the screening.
The Senate after the screening exercise which took place about them a week approved and confirmed a total of 45 out of the 48 nominees sent by President Bola Tinubu.
