Senate clears Buhari’s ministerial nominees; three asked to “bow and go”
At Wednesday’s plenary, the Senate screened and confirmed all the seven ministerial nominees sent by President Muhammadu Buhari on June 21.
Out of the seven nominees screened and confirmed by Senate, three were excused from taking questions from lawmakers because of their legislative background and experience, in line with the tradition of the Senate.
Four nominees answered the lawmakers’ questions.
The nominees excused from questions at the screening exercise were Goodluck Nana Opiah (Imo), Umar Ibrahim El-Yakub (Kano) and Ademola Adewole Adegoroye (Ondo). They were asked to “bow and go.”
Those who responded to questions included Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh (Abia), Umana Okon Umana (Akwa Ibom), Ekumankama Joseph Nkama (Ebonyi), and Odum Odi (Rivers).
Mr Buhari had, in a letter that conveyed the names of the ministerial nominees to the Senate, explained that the confirmation request was in accordance with the provisions of Section 147 subsection 2 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended.
(NAN)
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