MINISTERIAL SCREENING: Senate President explains what "Taking a bow" means
Thompson Nsisongabasi
Aug 01, 2023
MINISTERIAL SCREENING: Senate President explains what "Taking a bow" means
Senate President Godswill Akpabio said on Monday at the ongoing screening of ministerial nominees in the Senate that taking a bow by some nominees before the lawmakers was not indicative that they have been cleared or confirmed for the ministerial positions.
READ ALSO: Actor Uche Odoputa Calls For Prayer As His Father Remains In Kidnapper's Den
Akpabio made the clarification during the screening of a nominee from Anambra State, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye.
READ ALSO: 'What I wanted to do before Tinubu sacked me' - Former FIRS chairman speaks
Kennedy-Ohanenye, who was the first female ministerial nominee to be screened by the Red Chamber, is one of the seven female nominees that made President Bola Tinubu's 28-men ministerial list unveiled last Thursday, July 27 by the Senate President.
All Facts News reports that Kennedy-Ohanenye, a native of Anambra State, was the only female presidential aspirant in the All Progressives Congress (APC) May 2023 presidential primary.
READ ALSO: I Will Not Allow Criminality As President, Peter Obi Declares
After Kennedy-Ohanenye's introductory comments, Sen.Ireti Kingibe, from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), asked her colleagues to let the ex-APC presidential aspirant take a bow.
READ ALSO: Insecurity: This Is Not Time To Impeach Buhari - Senator
Kingibe said: "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 requires that she takes a bow also."
READ ALSO: Sowore's Miscalculation and the Need to beat a Wise Retreat
Responding, 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.
READ ALSO: Why El-Rufai Was Returned To ICPC Custody?
"So, if you are saying others have taken a bow, they took a bow because they entered into the hallowed chamber.
READ ALSO: Breaking: NYSC Releases Posting For 2020 Batch B Stream II Corp Members
"We have to amend our rules, we have to suspend our rules to allow strangers to come in. So, when they come, they take a bow; the bow does not mean they have been confirmed.
READ ALSO: APPEAL COURT JUDGEMENT: OUR MISSION IS BEYOND OKEZIE IKPEAZU - OTTI SPEAKS
"So, even if she (Kennedy-Ohanenye) takes a bow, we will still go into the issue of confirmation later."
Related Stories
REVEALED: How All Progressives Congress (APC) Played Into The Opposition Hands Ahead Of 2027 - Sumner Sambo Warns
I Will Not Allow Criminality As President, Peter Obi Declares
Why El-Rufai Was Returned To ICPC Custody?
Sowore's Miscalculation and the Need to beat a Wise Retreat
Tinubu Breaks Silence on Hardship, Inflation, Power Crisis - Vows Nigeria Will Overcome Economic Storm
"Terrorists Have Outgunned Our Troops" - Ndume Raises Alarm Over Boko Haram War, Sends Urgent Message To Tinubu
""
— Thompson Nsisongabasi