The Senate has begun the screening of a former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, as the new Minister of Defence.
The screening, currently on at the National Assembly on Wednesday, followed Musa’s nomination by President Bola Tinubu.
Tinubu, in a letter transmitted to the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday, urged the lawmakers to consider the former CDS’ nomination.
The correspondence was read by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, during plenary.
In response to the communication, the Senate suspended its rules to allow General Musa to be admitted into the chamber for the commencement of the screening process.
The Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, had on Tuesday confirmed receipt of Tinubu’s letter, saying that it would be read on the floor of the Senate on Wednesday.
If confirmed, the general will replace a former defence minister, Mohammed Badaru, who resigned from the position.