Senate Screens More Ministerial Nominees

Six ministerial nominees have appeared before the Senate as part of the ongoing confirmation hearings being conducted by the Senate.

The six nominees spent an average of an hour each before the lawmakers as different questions were put to them on different issues.

The questions bordered on corruption, education, politics and the economy.

The first nominee to appear was Prof Adewole Folorunso. He spent over an hour before the lawmakers and answered questions on the education and health.

Eventually, he was told to bow and go.

The next nominee that generated such interest was Zainab Ahmed and she was taken up on her knowledge of the Nigerian oil sector and the issue of leakages in the system.

The other nominees who also took their turns at the chamber are Bawa Bwari, Geoffrey Onyeama, Mohammed Dan Ali and Usani Uguru.

The atmosphere in the chamber, however, changed dramatically when the last nominee, Usani Uguru, was on the stand.

It was clear there was trouble when the Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio, rose, demanding an apology from the nominee.

The apology did not help as PDP senators kept interrupting his remarks with points of order that the Senate President ruled out of order.

The nominee eventually completed his turn and was allowed to leave.

The Senate is to continue with the confirmation hearing on Wednesday when the remaining five nominees are expected to appear.