President Buhari's Cabinet Approved; Ministerial Nominees’ Confirmation Signals End Of Division In APC – Lai Mohammed

President Muhammadu Buhari

Nigeria's senate has now approved the list of 36 names that President Muhammadu Buhari had proposed for his cabinet.

Today's senate session to look at the last names on the list was very stormy according to the BBC Chris Ewokor in the capital, Abuja.

He says that this was because of a row over the former Rivers state governor, Rotimi Amaechi - who is not popular with opposition senators.

Now that the list has been approved, the senate president said the cabinet members should now live up to expectations:

Ministerial Nominees’ Confirmation Signals End Of Division In APC – Lai Mohammed

Daily Trust reports:

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the confirmation of all the ministerial nominees by the Senate, despite some misgivings by the opposition, has shown clearly that there was no longer any division within the party.

''The cohesion and unity exhibited by the APC Senators on Thursday have shown that our legislators are ready to work with the executive and the party to ensure that the agenda of the party is implemented for the benefit of all Nigerians,'' the party said in a statement issued in Lagos on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed.

''We commend all our members and leaders in the Senate and indeed the leadership of the APC for this show of unity,'' it said.

APC said democracy was clearly at work in the Senate on Thursday, despite the decision of the opposition PDP Senators to stage a walk out over the confirmation of former Gov. Chibuike Amaechi.

''It is part of democracy that while the minority can have their say, the majority will have their way. Therefore, the decision of the PDP Senators to walk out is nothing but democracy in action,'' the party said.

It enjoined the entire National Assembly to continue to work with the executive arm of government for the overall interest of Nigeria and its people.

''With the stage now set for the federal cabinet to be in place, we implore all Nigerians, irrespective of their party affiliation, to support President Muhammadu Buhari in his onerous task of making Nigeria great again,'' APC said.