Senate receives Tinubu’s letter for ministerial, CBN confirmation

President Bola Tinubu has formally requested the Senate to screen and confirm new appointments for a minister and a deputy governor for the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as part of a minor cabinet and leadership reshuffle announced in April 2026.

Recall that President Tinubu had on Tuesday sacked Wale Edun, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the economy alongside Ahmed Muda Dangiwa, Minister of Housing and Urban Development.

Tinubu urged the screening and subsequent confirmation of Muttaqha Rabe Darma as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, read the President’s correspondence during the plenary session on Wednesday.

Akpabio thereafter referred it to the Committee of the Whole for further legislative action, with a directive to report back as soon as practicable.

In a separate correspondence, President Tinubu also sought the Senate’s approval for the appointment of Lamido Abubakar Yuguda as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

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Akpabio subsequently referred the nomination to the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions, which is expected to report back within one week.

Additionally, the President requested confirmation for the reappointment of Barrister Benedict Umeno as a member of the Code of Conduct Bureau, representing the South-East, for a second term in office.

This request was referred to the Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption, also with a one-week deadline to present its report.

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