Godswill Akpabio, Senate President, is expected to announce the names of ministerial nominees this week in plenary.
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays are the days for plenaries in both chambers of the National Assembly.
There has been widespread outrage over President Bola Tinubu's failure to form his government two months after his inauguration.
According to a new addition to the 1999 Constitution, the President and governors must submit the names of those nominated as ministers or commissioners for confirmation by the Senate or the respective state Houses of Assembly within 60 days after taking the oath of office.
This means Tinubu and the other 28 governors must submit their lists of nominations for ministries and commissioners before the end of the month.
Sources at the National Assembly stated that the letter containing the names of the nominees got to the Senate President last week.
The sources, however, noted that some last-minute adjustments were made to the list, hence the reason for the delay in reading out the names.
One of the sources said, “The Senate President got the ministerial list last week, but it was not yet time for him to unveil it, hence the reason it was kept.
“Most importantly, there were some last-minute adjustments. The Senate President had a meeting with President Tinubu over the list last week.”
Another source noted that the administration had been trying its best to avoid backlash hence, the reason why the list could not be delayed.
The source said, “The names of the ministerial nominees will be out this week.
“The Asiwaju-led administration has been trying its best to avoid a backlash even though it is unavoidable. The names will be unveiled this week; that is all I can say.”
Another source noted that the names would be unveiled this week and many people would be shocked.
The source noted that the delay was deliberate because of intense lobbying, but the details of the list would shock a lot of Nigerians.
The source added, “The list of the nominees will be unveiled this week and I can tell you that the details will shock a lot of Nigerians. I mean a lot of big politicians will be thrown aback.
“This will be the real Asiwaju Tsunami.”
Concerning how the screening of the nominees will go, a ranking senator noted that there was not too much to the screening of ministers as it could be done within three days or one week.
The source stated, “There is no big deal about the screening of ministers. The ministers can be screened in three days or one week.
“Even if we have to call special or emergency sessions after the plenary has closed for this session, we will.
“But I know the list will be read out this week.”