Africa-Press – Nigeria. The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has lashed out at the Senate over what it termed the trivialisation of the ambassadorial screening process.
This follows the decision of the Red Chamber to allow several high-profile nominees, including Femi Fani-Kayode, Reno Omokri and Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to simply ‘take a bow and go’ during Thursday’s session.
The party’s spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi, stated that the Senate’s handling of the exercise undermined the seriousness expected when selecting individuals who will represent Nigeria internationally.
“We are not surprised, but we are disappointed that a process as serious as screening those who will represent Nigeria abroad has been reduced to something so trivial,” Abdullahi said.
According to him, the Senate’s approach suggested a preference for political convenience over national credibility, warning that some of the nominees might not scale through if subjected to stricter diplomatic scrutiny in other countries.
“If posted to serious countries, many of these people would be rejected,” he added.
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