After the rowdy session during the screening session Festus Keyamo, the former Minister of State for Labour and Employment, has issued an apology to the Senate for his past disrespect towards the National Assembly concerning the implementation of the 774,000 special public works program during the previous administration.
Speaking after the Senate resumed from closed session, Keyamo said: “I apologise and the apology is without reservation.”
He said the entire register of the “beneficiaries of the special public works and their details, including their account number and BVNs are with the NDE.”
Senator Godiya Akwashiki (SDP Nasarawa), urged his colleagues to accept Keyamo’s apology.
Senator Ali Ndume therefore moved a motion that the Senate accept the apology and allow him to take a leave of the Senate.
Ndume’s motion was seconded by Senator Barinada Mpigi (PDP, Rivers).
Akpabio therefore asked the nominee to take a bow and go.
Meanwhile President Godswill Akpabio announced that 45 nominees have been confirmed, while Nasir Elrufai (Kaduna), Abubakar Sani Danladi (Taraba), and Stella Okotete (Delta) are pending security clearance.
The full list of confirmed nominees:
- Akwa Ibom: Ekperikpe Ekpo
- Bayelsa: Heineken Lolokpobri
- Cross River: Betta Edu
- Cross River: John Enoh
- Edo: Abubakar Momoh
- Rivers: Nyesom Wike
- Adamawa: Tahir Mamma
- Bauchi: Yusuf Maitama Tuggar
- Bauchi: Ali Pate
- Borno: Abubakar Kyari
- Gombe: Alkali Ahmed Saidu
- Taraba: Uba Maigari Ahmadu
- Yobe: Ibrahim Geidam
- Jigawa: Mohamed Badaru
- Kano: Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure
- Kano: Abdullahi T. Gwarzo
- Katsina: Ahmad Dangiwa
- Katsina: Hanatu Musawa
- Kebbi: Yusuf Tanko Sununu
- Kebbi: Atiku Bagudu
- Sokoto: Bello M. Goronyo
- Zamfara: Bello Matawalle
- Abia: Nkiruka Onyejiocha
- Anambra: Uju Ohaneye
- Ebonyi: David Umahi
- Enugu: Uche Nnaji
- Imo: Doris Uzoka
- Ekiti: Dele Alake
- Lagos: Tunji Alausa
- Lagos: Lola Ade-John
- Ogun: Isiak Salako
- Ogun: Bosun Tijjani
- Ogun: Olawale Edun
- Ondo: Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo
- Osun: Adegboyega Oyetola
- Oyo: Adebayo Adelabu
- Benue: Joseph Utsev
- FCT: Zaphaniah Bitrus Jisalo
- Kogi: Shuaibu A. Audu
- Kwara: Lateef Fagbemi
- Nasarawa: Imaan S. Ibrahim
- Niger: Mohammed Idris
- Niger: Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi
- Plateau: Simon Lalong