…says taking a bow is global tradition
Apparently jarred by public criticism of the purported casual nature of the screening of ministerial nominees, Senate President, Goodswill Akpabio said at Monday’s plenary, that “taking a bow”, during their appearance before the Senate, did not mean that nominees had been cleared or confirmed for ministerial roles.
“At the end of the day, we will go into the clearance and the confirmation; we will confirm whether the person is qualified or not but bowing before the hallowed chamber is a tradition all over the world,” Akpabio said.
There had been growing criticism on social media and other circles about the purported casual nature of the screening of ministerial nominees at the Senate, as at Monday and in time past.
The term, “take a bow”, has become a catch phrase used by some to depict casual screening of nominees before the Senate, or casual conduct elsewhere.
Meanwhile, the Senate will screen 15 ministerial nominees, among them two former governors, Tuesday.
The former governors are Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna) and Dave Umahi (Ebonyi). Dele Alake, presidential spokesman and Lateef Fagbemi, a lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, will likewise be screened.
Others to be screened include, Wale Edun, Musa Dangiwa, Uche Nnaji, Stella Okotete, Adebayo Adelabu, Muhammad Idris, Ali Pate, Doris Uzoka, Ekperikpe Ekpo, Hannatu Musawa
Fourteen nominees sent forward by President Bola Tinubu were sreened on Monday, of the list of 28 so far announced.
Those screened on Monday include former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike; Abubakar Kyari from Borno State; Nkiruka Onyejeocha (Abia State); Bello Muhammad (Sokoto State); Sani Abubakar Danladi (Taraba State); and Badaru Abubakar (Jigawa State).
Others are Joseph Utsev (Benue State), Olubunmi Tunji Ojo (Ondo State), Betta Edu (Cross River State), Uju Kennedy Ohaneye (Anambra State), Abubakar Momoh (Edo State), John Enoh (Cross River State), Iman Suleiman Ibrahim (Nasarawa State), and Yusuf Maitama Tuggar (Bauchi State).
