Buhari Drops Another Ministerial Appointee

As Nigerian Senate will continue the screening of ministerial nominees
today, October, 20, the signs appeared that President Muhammadu Buhari
has dropped another appointee.

The Senate president Bukola Saraki will reportedly read a letter from
the Nigerian leader on a new ministerial nominee from Oyo state.

Vanguard reports that the first appointee from the state Barrister
Adebayo Shittu may be substituted by Adewole Isaac Folorunsho.


Barrister Adebayo Shittu was one of the 21 nominees sent to the Senate
on September 30 and on October 14, Wednesday his name was number nine
on the Order Paper, but was, meanwhile, not called likely for lack of
time, just as Chairman, Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Media and
Publicity, Senator Dino Melaye had said on Thursday that Shittu would
be screened today.

Those enumerated for screening: Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers); Khadijah
Abba-Ibrahim (Yobe); Claudius Omoleye Daramola (Ondo); Anthony Anwuka
Gozie (Imo); Brig-Gen. Mansur Dan Ali, retd (Zamfara); James E. Ocholi
(Kogi); Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed (Kaduna); Mustapha Baba Shehuri (Borno);
Aisha Abubakar (Sokoto); Heineken Lokpobiri (Bayelsa); Adamu Adamu
(Bauchi); Pastor Usani Usani Uguru (Cross River) and Abubakar Bwari
Bawa (Niger).

However, there are fears that ex-governor of Rivers state, Rotimi
Amaechi, may not be screened today.

Ex-governor, whose screening had been delayed twice may be screened on
October 21, Wednesday, because he is the 15th nominee listed for the
exercise.

The senators have not screened more than nine appointees per day.
Amaechi has been a source of division among senators on account of
appeals against him.

Speaking on whether or not the former governor would be confirmed
today Senator Anyanwu, who heads Senate Committee on Ethics,
Privileges and Public Petitions, stated that his panel will submit the
report today as well as the report on the petition against Aisha
Abubakar, another ministerial nominee, would equally be submitted at
the plenary.

—Naij.com