President Bola Tinubu has withdrawn the nomination of Dr Mariam Shetty, a nominee from Kano State.
The President replaced Shetty with Mariga Mahmud.
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He also nominated former spokesperson for the Bola Tinubu presidential campaign council, Festus Keyamo.
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Senate President Godswill Akpabio made the announcement during plenary on Friday.
Recall that on Wednesday, Shetty was among the nominees on the ministerial list sent by Tinubu to the senate.
However, Shetty’s nomination was greeted by mixed reactions from Nigerians on social media, particularly, Twitter.