Ministerial nominees: Despite collapsing during screening, Senate confirms Balarabe, 2 others

Ministerial nominees: Despite collapsing during screening, Senate confirms Balarabe, 2 others

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Balarabe Abbas Lawal (Kaduna), Dr Jamila Bio Ibrahim (Kwara) and Ayodele Olawande (Ondo) as members of President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. The majority of the Senators, via a voice vote, supported the confirmation of the three nominees immediately after their screening exercise. DAILY POST earlier reported that there was pandemonium at the Senate floor on Wednesday when Balarabe from Kaduna collapsed during his scr…

BREAKING: Ministerial nominee Balarabe slumps during screening

Balarabe collapsed after presenting his CV. The Kaduna State ministerial nominee, Abbas Balarabe, collapsed during his screening before the Senate on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. Balarabe collapsed after he finished his presentation. Immediately he collapsed, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio shouted, “Bring water and sugar. Call Dr Musa.” He then called for a closed-door session. President Bola Tinubu nominated recently Balarabe as a replac…

Ministerial nominee Balarabe Abbas collapses during screening

One of the three new ministerial nominees, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, collapsed on Wednesday while being screened on the floor of the Senate. The post Ministerial nominee Balarabe Abbas collapses during screening appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News.

UPDATED: Akpabio orders journalists out as Ministerial Nominee Collapses during screening - Daily Trust

A ministerial nominee from Kaduna State, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, on Wednesday slumped during his confirmation at the Senate. Balarabe was the second nominee to be screened after Dr Jamila Bio Ibrahim. The incident happened more than 15 minutes into Balarabe’s screening exercise at the Senate plenary. The nominee, who was standing on the podium, collapsed when Kaduna South Senator, Sunday Marshall Katung, was speaking about Balarabe’s administrativ…

BREAKING: Ministerial nominee Balarabe faints during screening

The Kaduna State ministerial nominee, Abbas Balarabe, collapsed during his screening before the Senate. Balarabe had just finished his presentation to the lawmakers and collapsed while one of the Kaduna senators was praising him. Following his collapse, the Senate President, GodsWill Akpabio, started to scream, “Bring water and sugar. Call Dr Musa.” Akpabio then immediately

BREAKING: Kaduna Ministerial Nominee Collapses During Senate Screening

A ministerial nominee from Kaduna State, Abbas Balarabe, on Wednesday afternoon, collapsed during his screening by the Senate in the Committee of the Whole. Balarabe had shortly finished reading a brief background information about himself and the Senate also suspended its rules to allow its sitting beyond 2pm, when the incident happened. There was no clear picture of what actually transpired or what led to the incident as the Senate immediately…