Senate session presided over by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has halted the screening of three nominees over alleged age forgery and age falsification.
The ministerial screening which held at the National Assembly on Monday, 31st July, put on hold screening of three nominees.
According to Vanguard News, Of the 14 nominees listed on the order paper for screening, seven, including immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, were screened.
Those whose screening was put on hold and asked to clarify issues were, the current Rector of Federal Polytechnic, Wannune, Prof. Joseph Utsev.
Utsev, who hails from Buruku Local Government Area of Benue State, is said to be the candidate of Akume.
In his resume indicated that he was born in 1980 and finished his primary education in 1989 at the age of nine, thereby drawing the attention of the Senate on how he would be in primary one at the age of three.
The two others were Senator Abubakar Sani Danladi, Taraba, who was alleged to have been banned by the Supreme Court from holding public office for ten years.
And Bello Mohammed from Sokoto State whose case had to do with his secondary school leaving certificate,
The Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio said that those who had issues would have their cases looked into at the stage of confirmation.
The nominees whose names appeared on the Order Paper, but were not screened included Arch. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa – Katsina State; Chief Uche Geoffrey Nnaji – Enugu State and Stella Erhuvwuoghene Okotete – Delta State
The screening exercise, which commenced at 1.32 pm ended at 6 pm, starting with a two-term of House of Representatives member, Abubakar Momoh from Etsako Local Government Area of Edo State.
Soon after Momoh introduced himself as a former councillor, local government chairman, ex-member, the House of Assembly and a two-time member who represented Etsako federal constituency, he was asked to take a bow and go.
The second to appear before the Senate at the hallowed chamber was the former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike.
Addressing the senators, Wike said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would not regret nominating me as a minister, describing himself as a performer.
Akpabio then asked the former Rivers governor to take a bow and go, following a voice vote.
Even when there were shouts of resistance apparently from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, senators, the Senate president hit the gavel.
