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Ministerial nominee weeps during senate screening, says she comes from poor family.

Katsina nominee, Hannatu Musawa, says her father sold kolanut to send her to school.

Ministerial nominee weeps during senate screening, says she comes from poor family
Katsina nominee, Hannatu Musawa, says her father sold kolanut to send her to school.

A ministerial nominee from Katsina State, Hannatu Musawa, could not control her emotions on Tuesday when she broke down in tears while appearing before the Senate for screening.

Ms Musawa, a lawyer, was among the 28 Nigerians nominated by President Bola Tinubu as ministers last Thursday.

She is currently the presidential adviser on culture and entertainment economy.

She was the ninth nominee screened by the upper chamber on Tuesday.

When she was asked to introduce herself and summarise her resume by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, Ms Musawa began to speak about her family background and her upbringing but, at some point, betrayed her emotion and started shedding tears.

Ms Musawa said she came from a poor family struggling to survive but that her father, Musa Musawa, a politician, ensured she got the desired Western education.

She said her father traded in Kolanut to sponsor her education before he died.

“I come from a family that struggles to make ends meet. My father sells ‘goro’ (Kolanut) to send me to school,” she said.

The nominee also told the senators that her biggest regret was that her father, who laboured for her, could not witness her nomination for the ministerial appointment despite all the hardships.

“My greatest regret is that my father is not here to witness her daughter’s screening for a ministerial position,” she said while cleaning her eyes with a handkerchief.


The Katsina nominee said she started her political career with the Buhari Foundation in 2022.

While she sobbed and spoke, some senators chanted loudly, “It’s okay. ”


At this point, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, stopped her from continuing with her address.

He told her she did not need to read an address because she was “not addressing the UN.” He said she was expected just to summarise her resume.

Adamawa North senator, Elisha Abbo, interjected and sought to speak and was recognised by the senate president.

Mr Abbo commended President Bola Tinubu for nominating seven women as ministers-designate and pleaded that Ms Musawa should be allowed to go.

Kawu Sumaila (NNPP, Kano South) also supported Mr Abbo.

Mr Akpabio then put it to vote, and the senators voted in support of Ms Musawa to take a bow and go.

The Senate president subsequently ruled that the nominee should bow and step out of the Senate chamber.

Ms Musawa, a former deputy spokesperson of the APC Campaign Council, then left the Senate chamber without answering a single question.

Morbeta11:
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usecondom:
Your late dad will be proud of you.

Morbeta11:
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/613596-ministerial-nominee-weeps-during-senate-screening-says-she-comes-from-poor-family.html

HNICEARTH:
Dey play

HNICEARTH:
Dey play

kokoA:
Most times they don't live long enough to enjoy the children they labour so hard to train... :'( That's one mistery of life though. Having said that, Akpabio has taken seriousness out of this screening, he keeps urging his colleagues to allow nominees take a bow and go. Is this a joke or what?.

franchasofficia:
You see, APC is just a den of criminals deceiving people.



Hannatu Musuwa said she was born poor; her so called poor father who happens to be a politician was able to afford to send her to study in the UK using his Kola nut petty trading, may God have mercy on that lying demon of a woman. She has started with lies already, shows she is headed to failure.

Usmanovic95:
And she said she came from a family that struggles to make ends meet? I guess "struggling to make ends meet" has a new meaning now . Enjoy your privilege life,this administration don favor you

HNICEARTH:
Propaganda, lies, optics...that's their game.
Someone that had the best of education, and also had all the necessary connection to the top, claiming that she came from a poor background. And APC folks are spreading the falsehood

BigBlackPreek:
Tears of joy indeed

congratulations

A lot of years ahead for you in the political arena

Please don't forget those who stood by you when you were nothing and stay away from corruption