It is believed that at least two out of the three senators from each state must endorse the nomination of ministerial nominee before confirmation can be carried out.
However, the endorsement by two senators of a ministerial nominee would not be the only yardstick for confirmation as the Senate will consider other criteria.
But, with 20 nominees from Batch A and 16 nominees from Batch B, the screening exercise is billed to take three days.
10 ministerial nominees are to be screened today, October 13, but shortly after the resumption of the plenary, the senate moved into close-door session.
Speaking to newsmen, Dino Melaye, the spokesman of the upper chamber and the chairman of the Senate adhoc committee on publicity said: “The decision to move into close sessions is because Senators want to meet first. We want to agree that those who have been members before, will be prioritized. We also want to look at the additional nomination, and adopt a modality for the screening process.
He continued: ”I want to assure Nigerians that the closed door session will be very short, and in the next one hour, the senate will proceed with the screening exercise.”
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