The Nigerian Senate has begun Wednesday’s plenary session, without the much awaited letter from President Muhammadu Buhari on his ministerial nominees, being read by Senate President Bukola Saraki.
Various reports had said that presidential emissary, Senator Ita Enang handed over the list to Saraki yesterday.
But the non-reading of the letter by the Senate president may indicate that the letter has not been delivered.
Instead, Saraki read a letter from the APC South West caucus of the party, nominating Senator Sola Adeyeye, a professor of biology, as chief whip.
Saraki had zoned the chief whip position to the South West on June 25 , when he announced the officers of the Senate, in defiance of the directive from the leadership of the party.
Adeyeye, was on the party’s list.
Adeyeye’s nomination now completes the officers of the 8th Senate. The others are
Mohammed Ali Ndume, Borno North East, Majority leader , Senator Bala Ibn Na’allah, Kebbi South Deputy Senate leader, Senator Francis Alimikhena, Edo North Deputy Chief Whip, Ike Ekweremadu, PDP Enugu as deputy senate president.