Tag: Ministerial screening

Another Look At The Ministerial Screening By Mon-Charles Egbo

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Nigeria is presently going through her worst of times. The country never had it this devastating. The citizens are not just wailing but are suffocating sequel to pains and frustrations.   Yet ironically, these have provoked an unusual sense of vigilance and activism among the citizenry. Most people have suddenly become interested in governance more than ever. And consequently, there is now a massive expression of impatience regarding the expectations for interventions that deliver direct relief and assurances. The people are lamenting that what they experience today was certainly not…

Drama as Senate suspends Festus Keyamo’s ministerial screening

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The Senate has been hit by controversy over the screening of Festus Keyamo, a ministerial nominee. The controversy has led the Chamber to dissolve into executive session after the Senate leader, Senator Bamidele Opeyemi moved the motion Before the pandemonium, the nominee was asked to address the Chamber to explain his profile and give reasons why he should be a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. After his address, Senator Darlington Nwokocha (Labour Party) representing Abia Central Senatorial District raised a point of Order. He drew the attention of…

Senate to begin ministerial screening Monday

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Nigeria’s Senate said it will on Monday begin the screening of the 28 ministerial nominees proposed by President Bola Tinubu.   Spokesperson of the Senate, Adeyemi Adaramodu (APC-Ekiti), disclosed this while addressing newsmen after the list of the nominees was read in the upper chamber on Thursday.   Sen Adaramodu said that although the Senate was not supposed to sit on Mondays, but because of the importance attached to this national assignment, “we have suspended all our rules for them to commence the exercise next Monday”.   He assured that…

The ‘Bow And Go’ Senate Of Ahmad Lawan By Fredrick Nwabufo

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I have watched the ministerial ‘’screening’’ with despondence. The facetious manner in which the exercise is conducted makes me wonder if the business of governance is really a serious one here. Besides, two or three ministerial nominees, who acquitted themselves creditably, most of them just simply walked across a line. Ahmad Lawan has been dutiful in his obligation of inking ‘’rubber stamp’’ on the senate. Though he had said the senate, which he leads, would not dissolve into the executive as an appendage; his actions have betrayed this gasconade. Soon…