THE Senate, has on Monday, August 7, divided over the screening of Festus Keyamo.
The senate also screened Mariya Mahmud, a nominee from Kano state.
The ICIR reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu forwarded their names to the senate chamber for confirmation as ministers on Friday, August 4.
The lawmakers were in disarray after a senator representing Abia Central Senatorial District, Darlington Nwokocha, moved a motion for the suspension of Keyamo.
The motion was seconded by Nwokocha’s, a senator from Abia-South Senatorial District, Enyinnaya Abaribe.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio thereafter subjected the motion to a voice vote, but it lead to a commotion instead.
Meanwhile, Opeyemi Bamidele, a senator from Ekiti, moved for the extension of sitting time beyond 2 p.m.
He also moved for a close session to address the issue of Keyamo, which was seconded.
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Mustapha Usman is an investigative journalist with the International Centre for Investigative Reporting. You can easily reach him via: musman@icirnigeria.com. He tweets @UsmanMustapha_M