The Senate resumes the ministerial screening on Tuesday with six nominees listed for screening.
Those listed for screening are – Prof. Adewole Isaac (Osun), Hon. Bawa Bwari (Niger), Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama (Abia), Zainab Ahmed (Kaduna), Mansur Mohammed Dan’ Alli (Borno) and Pastor Usani Usani Uguru.
Prof. Isaac Adewole
- Ranking is good, but its parameter has not been fair to us
- Cancer is a disease of the old age
- Ranking will enhance competition
- Educational system is underfunded
- Universities get poorly rated products
- Concerning abortion – ” I’m pro-life.”
- Family planning should be encouraged
- I remain an activist, but more matured
- We have one Nobel Laureate in Nigeria shared between UI and OAU
- We need to look at inter-professional rivalry
- Recognise public health education in cancer as a collective job
- 40 -50 % congenital malformation occurred through poorly handled abortion
- We need a well equipped and upgraded health care system in Nigeria
- 60% Nigerians use private clinics
- We need to build incentive system into health sector
- Nigeria’s data are mere approximates
- We need to improve hospital referral system
- We need to train more midwives
Bawa Bwari
A former Chief Whip of the House of Representatives
Geoffrey Onyeama
- Nigeria must invest in road and other capital projects
- On intellectual property – Nigeria can also be dynamic and innovative in health sector
Zainab Ahmed
- Government should provide alternative to miners to sell legally
- Oil and Gas sector has several leakages
- Tax roles in development is fundamental
- We have made progress in MDGs
- NEITI recommendations should be implemented
- We should be transparent and accountable in our activities
- You cannot fulfill your mandate when your budget is too small
- There is no corruption without an accountant on the line
- Not many Nigerian s are paying their taxes
- We must expand our tax base
Mansur Mohammed Dan’Alli
- Leadership is about service
- You must be honest to deal with people
- Taking Boko Haram out by December is a possibility
Pastor Usani Usani Uguru
- I didn’t join four parties in three years
- Every region in Nigeria has peculiar environmental problems
- There should be a policy on grazing fields
- There should be an integrated approach to kidnapping