The Nigerian Senate, on Tuesday, approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to appoint 20 Special Advisers (SAs).
A correspondence to that effect was read by Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on the floor of the upper legislative chamber.
In the request to the Red Chamber, the President did not list who the 20 aides are.
But after Tinubu’s letter was read, the Senate gave a speedy approval.
Commenting on the request, Lawan said it is of “utmost urgency” that the President has his 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 noted.
The development came days after Tinubu named the outgoing Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, his Chief of Staff and former Minister of Special Duties, George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).
