There is confusion in the Senate on Monday over the screening of Festus Keyamo, SAN, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ministerial nominee from delta state.
The confusion has led the Chamber to dissolve into executive session after the Senate leader, Senator Bamidele Opeyemi, moved the motion.
Before the uproar, the nominee was asked to address the Chamber to explain his profile and why he should be a Federal Republic of Nigeria Minister.
After his address, Senator Darlington Nwokocha (Labour Party), representing Abia Central Senatorial District, raised a point of Order.
He drew the attention of the Senate to some infractions by the Ministerial nominee on the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by Festus Keyamo, SAN, when he was the Minister of State for Employment, Labour and Productivity.
The lawmakers explained how the nominee blocked the Reps Committee from overseeing the sum of N52 billion released to his Ministry.
Having explained this, he moved that the screening of Keyamo be stepped down in line with parliamentary rules.
Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe seconded the motion.
Amid the uproar, Senate President adopted a motion that the Chamber be dissolved into executive session and ordered that the Sergent-At-Arms remove the nominee.
Kemi Filani News recall that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu added Keyamo’s name to the ministerial nomination last week.
