It said that the ministers-designate were from Kogi and
Gombe state.
The call was sequel to a motion brought under matters of
urgent national importance by Rep. Karimi
Sunday (Kogi-PDP) at plenary.
Sunday had expressed concern that the states were not represented
in the Federal Executive Council, adding that the council as currently
constituted was a breach of Section 14(2) and Section 147(3) of the 1999
Constitution.
He said that the Constitution vested the executive power in
the President and that such power may be exercised directly through the Vice
President and ministers.
He cited relevant sections of the Constitution to support
the motion and said that the affected states had been denied representation in
the Federal Executive Council.
The lawmaker, therefore, urged the House to prevail on the
acting president to swear in the ministers-designate.
The motion was unanimously adopted when it was put to a
voice vote by the Deputy Speaker, Mr Lasun Yussuff, who presided at the
plenary.
Appointment of the two ministers – Prof. Stephen Ocheni from
Kogi and Suleiman Hassan from Gombe – was confirmed by the Senate on May 3,
2017.
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