- Senate President Ahmed Lawan*
By Haruna Salami
The Senate on the second day screened 14 ministerial nominees Thursday, with 9 told to “bow and go”.
Those who were told to “bow and go” included Senator Tayo Alasoadura (Ondo), Abubakar Aliyu (Yobe), Mustapha Shehuri (Borno), Timipre Silva (Bayelsa), Ramatu Aliyu (Kogi), Otumba Richard Adebayo (Ekiti), Muhammadu Bello (Adamawa), Sa’adiya Farouk (Zamfara) and Zainab Ahmed (Kaduna)
The reason for the “bow and go” given to them was that some were former lawmakers, others former governors, while the two female nominees screened were also given the “bow and go” privilege on the basis of gender.
The nominees that were not given that privilege, but were made to go through questions and answers, were, Major General Bashir Magashi rtd (Kano), Ambassador Zubairu Dada (Niger), Mohammed Abdullahi (Nasarawa) and Sunday Akin Dare (Oyo).
So far, a total of 24 nominees have been screened in the two days of the exercise. The remaining 19 nominees are billed to be screened tomorrow (Friday) and Monday next week.