After over six hours of questioning by lawmakers, Chief Audu Ogbeh, retired Lieutenant General Abdulrahman Dambazzau, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and seven other nominees were on Tuesday screened for ministerial positions.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the 10 ministerial nominees form part of the 37 names sent to the Senate by President Muhammadu Buhari for screening and confirmation.
The other nominees screened on Tuesday were Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, Dr. John Kayode Fayemi, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, Amina Mohammed, Suleiman Adamu and Ibrahim Jibril.
The screening, which commenced after 30 minutes of closed door session, lasted between 11.04am and 5.13pm.
The nominees were asked questions ranging from corruption to insecurity, employment, health, agriculture, education and power among others.
Prior to the commencement of screening, three bills read on the floor of the Senate scaled first reading.
They are: Resolution of the National Assembly Compliance and Binding Effects Bill 2015, Rural Areas Development Agency (Establishment etc) Bill 2015 and Nigeria Solid Minerals Development Bank (Establishment etc) Bill 2015.
The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, announced at the end of plenary that more ministerial nominees would be screened on Wednesday.
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