At the resumed hearing on Tuesday, six
nominees spent an average of an hour each
at the Upper Chamber 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 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
the Nigerian Oil Sector and the issue of
leakages in the system.
Other nominees who also took their turns at
the chamber were 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.
So far, 18 ministerial nominees have already
been confirmed, out of the remaining 18
nominees, 13 have gone through confirmation
Hearing and the last five nominees will also
go through the confirmation hearing today;
after the exercise, the nominees will be put
to vote by the lawmakers to confirm their
nomination.
