From left: Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; President Muhammadu Buhari; Senate Presient, Bukola Saraki and the Speaker House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara during the dinner hosted by the Presidency for the leadership of the National Assembly at the State House Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja. Photo by Abayomi Adeshida 31/10/2017
By Henry Umoru
AHEAD of the presentation of the list of Ministerial Nominees to the Senate for Screening and subsequent confirmation, President Muhammadu Buhari will today host to Dinner, the leadership of the National Assembly.
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In a letter signed by the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari and dated July 10, the Dinner will take place at the residence of the President, Presidential Villa.
According to the letter which was sighted by Vanguard, the meeting is slated for 8pm and the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan will lead the leadership to Villa for the Dinner.
In this case, the Presiding Officers, the principal officers of both the Senate and the House of Representatives will attend, even as Clerk to the National Assembly, CNA, Clerks of Senate and the House of Representatives will also attend.
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In a similar vein, President Muhammadu Buhari has written the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, intimating him that he has forwarded fifteen names of Ministerial Nominee for confirmation as Special Advisers.
The letter was sighted by Vanguard yesterday (Wednesday) and expected to be read today at Plenary.
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