BREAKING: Tinubu’s Ministerial Nominee Balarabe Revived After Slumping At Screening
- President Bola Tinubu's ministerial nominee, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, has been revived by medical personnel
- The Kaduna state ministerial nominee slumped during screening at the Nigerian Senate on Wednesday, 4
- Balarabe was nominated on Tuesday, October 3 to replace former Kaduna state governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai
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FCT, Abuja -A ministerial nominee from Kaduna state, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, has been revived by medical personnel called into the Senate chamber.
Balarabe, who replaced Mallam Nasir El-Rufai slumped while being screened by the Senate on Wednesday, October 4.
Source: UGC
The incident happened after Balarabe spoke for about 15 minutes.
According to Channels TV, a source in the Senate said Balarabe was suffering from exhaustion and had been taken out of the senate chamber with an ambulance
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Tinubu's ministerial nominee slumps during Senate screening
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's ministerial nominee, Balarabe slumped after making introductory remarks during his ministerial screening.
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, called for doctors to attend to him immediately.
Balarabe Abbas: 5 facts about Tinubu's ministerial Nominee who replaced El-Rufai
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that President Bola Tinubu had replaced former Kaduna state governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, with Balarabe Abbas as a Ministerial nominee.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio disclosed this while reading a letter from the president on Tuesday, October 3.
Here are interesting facts to know about Tinubu's new Ministerial nominee who replaced El-Rufai.
Senate unveils Tinubu's new ministerial nominee to replace El-Rufai
The Nigerian Senate announced Balarabe as El-Rufai's replacement from Kaduna state.
The former Kaduna state governor's ministerial nomination was rejected alongside two others after screening in August 2023.
How ‘SSS’ allegations against El-Rufai led to non-confirmation
A recent report by PremiumTimes indicated that allegations of human rights abuses, unguarded public utterances, and a purported flood of petitions are the issues advanced by the State Security Service (SSS) against El-Rufai's nomination.
The authoritative report by PremiumTimes further disclosed that it was shocking for many Nigerians to find El-Rufai, an ally and one of the staunchest backers of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, among the three whose ministerial confirmation was suspended.
Source: Legit.ng
