After over six hours of questioning by lawmakers, Chief Audu Ogbeh, Lt.-
Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazzau, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and seven other nominees
were on Tuesday screened for ministerial positions.
The ten ministerial nominees form part of the 37 names sent to the Senate
by President Muhammadu Buhari for screening and confirmation.
The other nominees are: Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, Dr John Kayode Fayemi, Dr
Ogbonnaya Onu, Dr Osagie Ehanire, Mrs Amina Mohammed, Mr Suleiman Adamu
and Mr Ibrahim Jibril.
The screening, which commenced after 30 minutes of closed door session,
lasted between 11.04 a.m. and 5.13 p.m.
The nominees were asked questions ranging from corruption, insecurity,
employment, health, agriculture, education and power among others.
Prior to commencement of screening, three bills read on the floor of the
Senate scaled first reading.
They are: Resolution of the National Assembly Compliance and Binding
Effects Bill 2015, Rural Areas Development Agency (Establishment etc) Bill
2015 and Nigeria Solid Minerals Development Bank (Establishment etc) Bill
2015.
The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, announced at the end of
plenary that more ministerial nominees would be screened on Wednesday,
Oct.14. (NAN)