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Defence Minister nominee Gen. Musa to be screened by Senate today
The Senate has fixed December 3 for the screening of former Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, as the new Minister of Defence.
The announcement was made by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele in a statement released on Tuesday through his media and public affairs directorate.
Bamidele said the screening is an important step toward improving internal peace and boosting national security.
Musa’s nomination followed the resignation of Mohammed Badaru, former minister of defence, over health concerns.
President Bola Tinubu transmitted Musa’s name to Godswill Akpabio, senate president, on Tuesday.
Bamidele said the red chamber is “already in possession of the request of the president and commander-in-chief of the armed forces, His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu to screen his defence minister nominee”.
He said the letter “will be read on the floor of the senate on Wednesday” and that the screening will commence immediately in line with section 147 of the constitution.
“We cannot delay such a request especially at this crucial time in the history of our fatherland,” he said.
“We are treating the request as a matter that directly touches the core interest of our nation so that the federal government can sustain its campaigns against bandits, extremists, terrorists and other forces undermining our national security.”
He said the declaration of a state of emergency on national security requires strong collaboration between the executive and legislature.
“The screening of the defence minister nominee is one of the ways to demonstrate such a synergy purely in the national interest,” Bamidele added.
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