BREAKING: The senate is currently in a rowdy session over a motion seeking to step down the screening of Festus Keyamo as miniterial nominee.

Darlington Nwokocha representing Abia central, moved a motion on Monday when Keyamo appeared before the lawmakers.

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Darlington Nwokocha (Abia Central) raised a point of order relying on Section 88 of the Constitution and moved a motion asking the Senate to step down the screening of Mr Keyamo on the ground that he ignored the invitation of the National Assembly in 2020 when he was minister to explain the issue of public.

Enyinnaya Abaribe (APGA, Abia South) seconded the motion. This nominee rejected the summons of both the House of Representatives and the Senate pending when this National Assembly has that right to summon a minister and further enquiries made.

Senate is in rowdy session over the motion on the suspension of the nomination of Mr Keyamo’s screening. Some are shouting yes while others are shooting no after Mr Akpabio put the motion to vote.

Some of the senators are whispering in the ear of the senate president while others are standing up protesting that the nomination of Mr Keyamo be suspended.

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio stood up from sit and cited Order 62 of the Senate allowing all the senators to calm down. When the senators were calm, the Senate President said a lot of things were considered before nomination of Mr Keyamo.

The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, moved a motion that the Senate moved into a closed session and seconded by the Minority Leader, Simon Mwadkwom.

At 2:00 p.m, the Senate President directed that the Senate should go into closed-door session and ordered Mr Keyamo to step out of the chamber.

Ikaeniyan0:
Why did the lawmakers said he should not be confirm as a minister?

Ikaeniyan0:
Whats the reason the lawmaker from Abia do not want keyamo to be confirm as a minister?

fergie001:

He declined the summons of the Senate to account for the billions of naira allocated for the 774000 jobs under his Ministry.

He simply told the Senate of the 9th Assembly he wouldn't attend.....


That's the reason cited by Senators Nwokocha and Abaribe.

donphilopus:


He claimed he disregarded the 9th National Assembly when he refused to show up to address them when he was called upon.

Ikaeniyan0:
They have a valid reason of not confirming him as a minister, if only they can stand their ground.

Ikaeniyan0:
I wish the lawmakers won't change their mind. He should be used as an example to other arrogant people like him who behave like gods when they hold a position.

ambale:
This is a great news, some of these senators still get sense sha

Throw the loud mouth out right now

One thing i know for sure is if keyamo will scale through this, then some ghana must go bags will roam the senate sha
😄😄

fergie001:

He declined the summons of the Senate to account for the billions of naira allocated for the 774000 jobs under his Ministry.

He simply told the Senate of the 9th Assembly he wouldn't attend.....


That's the reason cited by Senators Nwokocha and Abaribe.

donphilopus:


He claimed he disregarded the 9th National Assembly when he refused to show up to address them when he was called upon to account for the 52 billion naira allocated for the 774,000 jobs under his Ministry.

Ikaeniyan0:
Whats the reason the lawmaker from Abia do not want keyamo to be confirm as a minister?