{"id":67568,"date":"2022-06-29T17:47:44","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T16:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/senate-screens-confirms-buharis-7-ministerial-nominees"},"modified":"2022-06-29T19:54:03","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T18:54:03","slug":"senate-screens-confirms-buharis-7-ministerial-nominees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/senate-screens-confirms-buharis-7-ministerial-nominees","title":{"rendered":"Senate screens, confirms Buhari\u2019s 7 ministerial nominees"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Senate, on Wednesday at plenary, screened and confirmed all the seven ministerial nominees sent by President Muhammadu Buhari on June 21.<\/p>\n

Buhari had in a letter that conveyed the names of the ministerial nominees to the Senate, explained that the confirmation request was in accordance with the provisions of Section 147 subsection 2 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended.<\/p>\n

Out of the seven nominees screened and confirmed by the Senate, three were excused from taking questions from lawmakers.<\/p>\n

This was because of their legislative background and experience, in line with the tradition of the Senate, while four of the nominees answered questions from the lawmakers.<\/p>\n

The nominees excused from questions at the screening were Goodluck Nana Opiah (Imo), Umar Ibrahim El-Yakub (Kano) and Ademola Adewole Adegoroye (Ondo).<\/p>\n

Those who responded to questions included Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh (Abia) Umana Okon Umana (Akwa Ibom), Ekumankama Joseph Nkama (Ebonyi) and Odum Odi (Rivers).<\/p>\n

Responding to questions earlier, Ikoh, a nominee from Abia, promised to contribute to development of the nation\u2019s economy, if confirmed, given his background in the private sector as an industrialist.<\/p>\n

On how jobs could be created for the teeming unemployed youths, Ikoh re-emphasised the need for the establishment of modular refineries, to refine the nation\u2019s crude oil locally.<\/p>\n

This, he said, would help create more jobs and ultimately grow the economy further.<\/p>\n

He also advocated the deepening of partnership between the Federal Government and the private sector, to create more industries.<\/p>\n

This, he said, would also result in the creation of jobs.<\/p>\n

He said there was a need to ensure that graduates of tertiary institutions possess technical knowledge that would enable them to become Job creators, especially in the local communities.<\/p>\n

Responding to questions on how to improve the revenue and foreign exchange earnings to Nigeria, the nominee from Akwa Ibom, Umana Okon Umana, said the free trade zone was a veritable platform to improve the nation\u2019s revenue earnings.<\/p>\n

He advised that effort should be made to improve Nigeria\u2019s production sector for export,which would enable the inflows of foreign exchange .<\/p>\n

The nominee from Ebonyi, when asked how he could contribute to youth development, given his youthful age, said there was need to ensure a national re-orientation for the youths, on get-rich-quick mentality.<\/p>\n

According to the 46-year old nominee, the youths should be encouraged and enabled to seek for the numerous opportunities in the country, instead of focusing on government jobs.<\/p>\n

On the ASUU strike, he said there was need for the Federal Government and ASUU to come to the round table, and reach a compromise on workable terms of resolving the strike.<\/p>\n

He also said there was a need to provide more budgetary allocation to the education sector.<\/p>\n

President of the Senate, in his remarks after the screening and confirmation, congratulated the ministerial designates on their confirmation by the Senate.<\/p>\n

The Senate thereafter adjourned shortly for a tea break to return to plenary to pass the votes and proceedings.<\/p>\n

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