There was drama at the Senate today during the screening of Minister of State for Labour and Employment Festus Keyamo.
Raye24reporters reports President Bola Tinubu withdrew a nominee from Kano State, Maryam Shetty, last Friday from the second batch of the list and replaced her with Festus Keyamo and Mariya Mahmoud.
The red chamber went rowdy on Monday after Keyamo took his turn for screening as the last of the president’s 48 nominees.
Raye24reporters reported that some lawmakers had taken offence over the refusal of Keyamo, who was the Minister of State for Labour and Employment the President Muhammadu Buhari, to honour invites by various committees in the 9th Senate and 9th House of Representatives.
Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe had called on Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to suspend Keyamo’s screening until he acknowledges to the Red Chambers that they have the power to summon and question any Minister and his Ministry.
When put to a voice vote, the Senate could not decide on the next action to take, which led to a rowdy Session.
After the situation became calm, Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele called for the extension of the Senate sitting time and for the upper legislative Chambers to move into a closed-door session.
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