The National Assembly yesterday approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to appoint 20 Special Advisers.
Tinubu’s request letters were read at plenary by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan and Deputy Speaker Ahmed Wase.
The President neither listed the advisers nor their positions in the letters addressed to Lawan and Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila.
After Lawan read the letter, Senate Leader Ibrahim Gobir moved a motion for “the Senate do consider the request of Mr President and C-in-C (Commander-in-Chief) for the approval of the Senate to appoint 20 Special Advisers.”
The motion was seconded by Minority Leader Philip Aduda and hence its immediate approval.
In his remarks, Lawan said it is of “utmost urgency” for the President to have a team to work with.
“Because there is no name for special advisers we will just approve it from here. We feel that that this is something of utmost urgency,” he said.
The House, in line with the provisions of section 151 of the 1999 Constitution, toed the same line with the Senate.