Senator Dino Melaye has stated that the ministerial screening was made difficult by President Buhari for failing to submit the portfolios along with the names of nominees.
Dino Melaye made this known on Channels TV yesterday, just days after the list of ministerial nominees were submitted to the senate for confirmation.
According to them, the process of screening would have been more straightforward had it been the advice from the senate was heeded by the president.
“On social media, I definitely know that Nigerians are not happy, especially with the way the proceedings of the screenings have been conducted. I can tell you that it’s more of an adoption than a screening.
“I will not be part of a rubber stamp National Assembly or Senate as the case may be.
“The reason we have these problems is because the President did not yield to the request of some of us from the National Assembly to submit the names of his Ministers with their portfolios. So we are actually shooting from the dark.
“It will be better if the President is submitting the names of his Ministers with portfolios so that we know their area of competence and we can ask them questions within the jurisdiction where they are going to serve.
“I will advise that we should screen these Ministers in committees so that this will not delay other activities of plenary,” Melaye said.
