The Senator representing Kogi
West Senatorial district, Dino Melaye, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari
has made the ministerial screenings difficult, because he did not submit the
nominees’ names with their portfolios.
Melaye stated this while
appearing on Sunday Politics on Channels Television yesterday.
Buhari forwarded a 43-man list to
the National Assembly last Tuesday.
The lawmakers spent the rest of
the week scrutinising the potential ministers.
But Melaye feels the process
would have been more straightforward, if Buhari took their advice.
“On social media, I definitely
know that Nigerians are not happy, especially with the way the proceedings of
the screenings have been conducted. I can tell you that it’s more of an
adoption than a screening.
“I will not be part of a rubber
stamp National Assembly or Senate as the case may be.
“The reason we have these
problems is because the President did not yield to the request of some of us
from the National Assembly to submit the names of his Ministers with their
portfolios. So we are actually shooting from the dark.
“It will be better if the
President is submitting the names of his Ministers with portfolios so that we
know their area of competence and we can ask them questions within the
jurisdiction where they are going to serve.
“I will advise that we should
screen these Ministers in committees so that this will not delay other
activities of plenary,” Melaye said.
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