There was a mild drama when the Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, appeared before the senators.
Having read the body language of the Senate president after the nominee had bowed several times before the members, the Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, moved a motion that Mohammed should take a bow and go but Ndume was overruled by Saraki, who insisted that the APC spokesman must address the Senate.
Mohammed sought the cooperation of the senators to be minister, having served as the spokesperson for the opposition for 10 years and promised to be less harsh on the opposition as a federal minister.
At this point, Ndume again moved the motion for Mohammed to take a bow and go, a motion supported by the Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, who however insisted that Mohammed must “drop some propaganda.”
Another nominee, who is former Senior Special Assistant to the President on Millennium Development Goals, Amina Mohammed, stressed the need to upgrade the Vision 20:2020 while the MDAs must key into the new strategy and review it in line with current realities.
Mr Ibrahim Jibril, on his part, said the issue of haphazard development in the nation’s capital would continue unless the issue of resettlement was properly addressed and urged residents to take advantage of the Abuja Geographic Information System to carry out search on lands.
He lamented that the Abuja master plan, which ought to be reviewed every five years, had not been reviewed in the last 35 years.
Melaye, addressing journalists after plenary, said another 10 nominees would be screened on Wednesday while all the nominees, including those in the second batch, would be screened and confirmed on Thursday.
“The report of Rotimi Amaechi would be received tomorrow. The Senate asked Alhaji Lai Mohammed to take a bow because of his antecedents and popularity,” he added. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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