n spite of protests from two of the three Edo senators, the Senate on Wednesday confirmed the nomination of Mr. Donald Omorodion as a part time board member of the NDDC.


The two PDP senators, Senator Odion Ugbesia representing Edo Central and Senator Yisa Braimoh from Edo North, made frantic efforts to stop Omorodion’s nomination.
Omorodion ironically received encomiums from other senators.

Ugbesia had told the Senate that he received a letter from the authorities of the College of Education, Benin, stating that Omorodion never attended the school as he claimed.
“I don’t think that we should go into confirming somebody just because you think that he is fit and proper.

“ Those of us from Edo State think that he is not fit and proper.
“Secondly, we were not consulted before his nomination. That means the Edo senators are being sidelined.

“We have discovered that some people do not have respect for senators and anybody who does not have respect for senators should not be celebrated,” he said.

He also said that there were two different curriculum vitaes of the nominee in circulation.
Also speaking, Sen. Yisa Braimoh said the qualifications and credentials of the nominee were faulty.

He further said that the letter on the nominee from the National Youth Service Corps also bore a name different from that of the nominee.

But Senator Edobor Uzamere, also of Edo, rose in support of the nominee, saying that he was properly consulted.

“I have no doubt that he is fit to be a part time member of the NDDC Board,” he said.
Senate President David Mark, however, described as “unfortunate” the kind of politics being played by the Edo senators in the chambers.

“I will not sit down here and allow this hallowed chamber to be dragged into the politics of any state. “ I think Edo senators haven’t gotten themselves together. It is local Edo politics that is being brought here,” he said.

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Niger Delta, Senator James Manager, said although the committee received a petition from the two senators, they failed to appear during the screening of the nominee to present it.

The nominee was thereafter overwhelmingly confirmed by the Senate.


SOURCE: http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/18032010/news/news5.html

MY OPINION- This is what the PDP is; no sense of decency. The whole thing got so bad that even the senate president noticed that it was plain politics by anenih's housboys at the senate and David Mark simply overuled them.
Who hasnt heard of the weakling called ogbesia or the failed hotelier called yisa braimah?
Even in abuja, they still humiliate themselves!!
Dont they have kids to tell them; "Daddy stop humiliating yourself"?