‘We haven’t received names yet,’ Dino Melaye says

Monjola Sotubo 15:22 - 30 September 2015

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari addresses attendees during the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York, September 28, 2015. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

Melaye, who’s the Chairman, Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Media and Publicity, made the clarification on Wednesday, September 30, 2015, while speaking to journalists.

Senator Dino Melaye has denied reports that the Senate has received President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial list.

“We are still waiting for the ministerial list from the President. I want to advise that there is no need for agitation because September expires by midnight and the office of the Senate President is open," Melaye said.

Earlier reports had it that Buhari’s ministerial list had been presented to the Senate by the president’s Special Adviser on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang.

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The president had promised to unveil his ministers before the end of September, a promise which was reaffirmed by his media aide, Femi Adesina who said that the list would be ready on Wednesday (today).