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The Nigerian Senate will resume plenary today (Thursday) to continue the ministerial screening.
The Acting Clerk of the Senate, Nelson Oyewo, told reporters that the Senate had decided to reconvene on Thursday, October 22, cancelling the earlier date of Wednesday, hours after the plenary of Tuesday had ended.
The Senate had screened two ministerial nominees from Oyo and Yobe States – Mr Adebayo Shittu and Mrs Khadija Abba Ibrahim, on Tuesday.
A ministerial nominee from Imo State, Professor Gozie Anwukah, on Wednesday appeared before the the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privilege on Wednesday ahead of the screening on Thursday.
The committee is investigating petitions levelled against the ministerial nominee over mismanagement of funds when he was the Vice Chancellor of Imo State University.
He however maintained that his nomination is on personal merit and capability and not because he is an in-law to the Imo State Governor.
The screening of former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, is also to take place.
His screening had suffered several shifts because the report of the Senate ethics committee on petitions against him was not ready.
The report is slated to be presented to the Senate plenary today, ahead of the invitation of Amaechi to face the whole Senate.
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