Nigerian Senate assures thorough Screening
By Bintu Jidda
Kanempress
29th July 2023
The Nigerian Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has assured citizens that lawmakers will be thorough in screening ministerial nominees presented by President Ahmed Bola Tinubu on Monday, July 31.
Bamidele said the Senate will scrutinise the ministers thoroughly to ascertain their competences and capabilities to serve Nigeria diligently and in such a way which will bring dividends of democracy.
The ruling All Progressives Congress chieftain,
Bamidele said this at a programme organised by his admirers to mark his 60th birthday, held at the Obafemi Awolowo Civic and Convention Centre in Ado Ekiti.
The lawmaker, representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District, said Senator Godswill Akpabio-led Senate was bent on ensuring that those holding pivotal positions under President Tinubu’s presidency are those with capacities to deliver.
“Let me assure Nigerians that the screening won’t be only bow and go, except for those who had been members of the National Assembly before and whom we knew and appreciated that they have the wherewithal to give Nigerians qualitative leadership,”
Bamidele noted.
“Nigerians expected us to be thorough. They are expecting us to do a thorough screening. But take a bow and go is not an unparliamentary convention, it has become a practice all over the world and that person must be a former member of the parliament who is well known to us. Somebody we have confidence in his ability,” he emphasized.
“We are going to follow the constitution to ensure that we deliver our mandate to make those who voted for us happy. This will occur at the level of parliament, oversight functions and at the committee level,” Bamidele said.
“We will partner with Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to deliver on his promises to Nigerians. We are determined to ensure that all three arms of government, particularly the judiciary, are put on a good footing to be able to deliver justice without fear or favour. We are determined to ensure that the right people are brought on board”, the lawmaker said.
