Senate Screens Obanikoro, Five Other Ministerial Nominees

The Senate on Wednesday screened six persons nominated by President Goodluck Jonathan for ministerial appointments.

Those screened are: Senator Musiliu Obanikoro (Lagos), Hon. Mohammed Wakil (Borno), Ambassador Aminu Wali (Kano), Mrs. Akon Etim Eyakenyi (Akwa Ibom), Mrs. Lawrencia Labaran Mallam (Kaduna) and Gen. Mohammed Aliu Gusau (Rtd) (Zamfara).

Senator Obanikoro was the first to be screened. After his brief speech recalling the most significant facts and deeds during his carrier, he was asked to “bow and go” without any question.

Before Obanikoro was asked to “bow and go” Senate President, David Mark, noted that the Senate believed that anybody who was able to become a Senator or a member of the House of Representatives was more than qualified to be a minister.

A former leader of the House of Representatives, Wakil was the second to be screened.

The former House Leader who was accompanied by a former Speaker of the House, Hon. Ghali Umar Na’Abba and a host of other old House members, also recalled his days in the lower chamber and his work experience.

He was also asked to “bow and go” without question.

The same treatment was extended to General Gusau.

As the Sergeant at Arms walked the former National Security Adviser to former President Olusegun Obasanjo into the chamber, Mark remarked that Gusau is a retired General from NDA Course one while he (Mark) is a retired General from NDA Course three.

There was prolonged laughter in the chamber as Senators shouted “it is a tale of two Generals.”

The Senate President’s remark set the mood in the chamber as Senators shouted “bow and go, bow and go.”

Mark promptly asked “Is it the wish of the Senate that Gusau should bow and go?”

The Senators yelled “yes, he should bow and go.”

Mark asked Gusau to take a bow and go.
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