Just In: Senate Screens 14 Ministerial Nominees of President Tinubu, Details Emerge

• The Senate screened 14 out of the 28 ministerial nominees of President Bola Tinubu on Monday, July 31
• While some of the nominees had easy passage during the screening, others were thoroughly grilled by the senators
• Former Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike and Abubakar Momoh from Edo state were part of the nominees given a "bow and go" at the red chamber

The Nigerian Senate, on Monday, July 31, screened 14 out of the 28 ministerial nominees forwarded to it by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu last week.

The 14 nominees were screened by the Senate at a session presided over by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, The Punch reported.

Details of the ministerial nominees screened by the Senate

The 14 nominees screened at the National Assembly are highlighted below:

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1. Abubakar Kyari (Borno),
2. Abubakar Momoh (Edo),
3. Former governor Nyesom Wike (Rivers),
4. John Enoh (Cross River),
5. Former governor Abubakar Badaru (Jigawa),
6. Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar (Bauchi)
7. Hon. Nkiruka Onyejeocha (Abia),
8. Bello Muhammad (Sokoto),
9. Prof Joseph Utsev (Benue),
10. Senator Abubakar Danladi (Taraba),
11. Barr. Uju-Ken Ohaneye (Anambra),
12. Hon. Olubunmi Tunji Ojo (Ondo),
13. Betta Edu (Cross River) and
14. Imaan Sulaiman Ibrahim (Nasarawa).

Senate screens begins screening President Tinubu's ministerial nominees

The screening of the 28 ministers nominated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was to commence at 11: 00 am on Monday, but it started hours behind schedule.

The first nominee to be screened was Abubakar Momoh from Edo state.

In his brief remark, Momoh said he was ready to serve in any portfolio assigned to him.

Senate gives a 'bow and go' to some nominees, grill others

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While some of the nominees had easy passage and were asked to ‘bow and go’ without much interrogation, others, however, were thoroughly drilled by the senators.

At the plenary, nominees like Danladi, Utsev, Ohaneye, Muhammed faced a bit of drilling by the lawmakers, The Cable reported added.

Three out of the seven other nominees grilled during the session were confronted with issues bordering on alleged age falsification, forgery and perjury.

Senate confirms Nyesom Wike as minister

Meanwhile, the Nigerian Senate has confirmed Wike as minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The senator representing Rivers Southeast, Mpigi Barinada, said all the lawmakers and people of Rivers are in support of Wike's nomination.

This was after Wike pledged to work to transform the country if confirmed as a minister.

Source: Legit.ng