President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has disclosed that the Senate will before the end of this week, receive the list of ministerial nominees from President Muhammadu Buhari.
Lawan stated this Wednesday, while responding to a Point of Order raised by Senator Albert Bassey Akpan (PDP, Akwa Ibom North East) who expressed concern over the delay in the presentation of the list by the Executive to the Legislative arm.
The Senate president disclosed that the Executive was working hard to ensure that it makes available to the Senate, the list before the end of this week.
Akpan, who came under Order 43, had said that it was worrisome that the list was not yet made available to the upper chamber.
According to him, there was the need for the Executive to hasten the process of forwarding to the Senate, the Ministerial list in order for their holiday not to be affected.
Meanwhile, the Senate has earlier issued a warning to President Muhammadu Buhari over the delay in the submission of ministerial list.
The Red Chamber said the President’s action will not disrupt its planned annual vacation billed to kick off by end of this July.
Senate Spokesman, Adedayo Adeyeye, who addressed newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday, said the upper chamber was handicapped in deciding when Buhari will forward his ministerial list to them.
He said they were also not constitutionally empowered to request for the list from the president.
He said, “That is the prerogative of the Executive. We are not going to help them to do their job. The Senate cannot generate the list of ministers on its own.
“It is the prerogative of the President to send his ministerial nominee list to the Senate and when he does that we will consider it.
“That is our constitutional mandate. It is not even within our powers to even advise. We will wait until the matter is transmitted to us.
“The executive are aware of the timetable of the Senate. There is a particular time the Senate will go on recess. That being in mind they should be mindful of when they will carry out this constitutional responsibility.”
