Nigeria, Dec. 3 -- Nigerian Senators have commenced the screening of the new Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa.

Mr Musa, a retired general and immediate past Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), was accompanied to the chamber by the Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, Bashir Lado, and many other retired military officers.

The screening began at about 2:10 p.m., after the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, moved a motion to admit the nominee into the chamber in accordance with the Senate's standing rules.

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, is presiding over the session at the Committee of the Whole.

Mr Musa is not new to the National Assembly, having appeared before lawmakers in 2023 when he was nominated as CDS.

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