According to Senator Victor Umeh, representing Anambra Central, the Senate has refuted claims of receiving the ministerial list from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Senator Umeh clarified that the Senate could not have been discussing the ministerial list in their closed-door meeting since they had not yet received the list.
This statement from Senator Umeh comes in response to various media reports that had previously suggested that the Senate had already received the ministerial list and was deliberating it behind closed doors.