Akpabio Issues New Directive On Ministerial Nominees

Senate President Godswill Akpabio, on Monday, told ministerial nominees that taking a bow during their appearance before the Senate does not mean automatic confirmation.

Akpabio made the clarification during the screening of a nominee from Anambra , Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye.

After Kennedy-Ohanenye’s introductory comment, Senator Ireti Kingibe from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) asked her colleagues to let the ex-APC presidential aspirant take a bow.

“I would like to support distinguished Senator Ifeanyi Ubah that she (Kennedy-Ohanenye) also should take a bow. She deserves it, and everybody else has taken a bow, I think her CV (Curriculum Vitae) requires that she takes a bow also,” the LP lawmaker was quoted by Channels Television.

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In swift reaction, Akpabio said, “Distinguished Senator Ireti Kingibe, any nominee that comes before us will take a bow, whether the person is cleared or not.

“At the end of the day, we will go into the clearance and the confirmation; we will confirm whether the person is qualified or not but bowing before the hallowed chamber is a tradition all over the world.

“So, if you are saying others have taken a bow, they took a bow because they entered into the hallowed chamber.

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