The Senate on Wednesday confirmed screening of the seven ministerial nominees forwarded to it by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Three of the nominees are former legislators and were given the privilege to take a bow and go as a mark of honour.
Among the nominees who enjoyed such privilege are the former Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Goodluck Nana Opiah, a nominee from Kano and the former Senior Special Assistance to President Buhari on National Assembly Matters (Reps), Umar Ibrahim El-Yakubu and a nominee from Ondo, Ademola Adewole Adegoroye who said appearing before the Senate for confirmation as the minister has been his lifetime ambition.
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Meanwhile, Goodluck Opiah who is also the current Commissioner for Petroleum Resources in Imo, said as a former legislator, he promised to be a worthy ambassador of the legislature and an enhancer of the cordial relationship between the executive and the legislature.
Another nominee who scaled through the screening hurdles is Ikoh Henry Ikechukwu from Abia State who advised the Federal Government to ensure that modular refineries are cited in oil-producing communities, adding that this will address the issue of unemployment by creating jobs and reducing fuel scarcity, among others.
Ikechukwu, whose nomination was endorsed by all the three senators from Abia state, was also described as a patriotic Nigerian who employed several youths in his private company.