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Category: Ministerial Screening

  • Ministerial screening: Enelamah’s responses to senate

    Ministerial screening: Enelamah’s responses to senate

    The Senate has on Wednesday commenced the screening of the five remaining ministerial nominees, to bring the total number of ministerial nominees to 36 according to constitutional requirements.

    The five nominees are – Okecukwu Enyinna Enelamah, Mohammed Musa Bello, Adamu Adamu, Aisha Abubakar and Nwoka Anthony.

    The Senate has so far screened 31 ministerial nominees since the exercise commenced few weeks ago.

    The first being Okechukwu Enelamah. While responding to questions from senators during the exercise, he said:

    • We need to improve our non-oil revenue base.
    • Government must improve its social contract with the people.
    • We need a shared vision for Nigeria.
    • Focus on industries that lead to growth.
    • We need to develop infrastructures.
    • No nation develop on its own, we weed investors to boost our economy.
    • Create enabling environment for each sectors of the economy.
    • Each region in Nigeria should be made a cluster and create infrastructures in these regions.
    • Government must work inclusively.
    • We must have a clear policy direction.

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  • We need state of emergency in education – Ministerial nominee

    We need state of emergency in education – Ministerial nominee

    A ministerial nominee, Prof. Anwuka Anthony, has urged the Federal government to declare a state of emergency in the educational sector.

    Anthony, who was a former vice chancellor of Imo State University, said this while answering questions from the senators during Wednesday’s screening of ministerial nominees.

    He said, “Government must take a critical look into the educational sector because the sector is facing several challenges ranging from infrastructure to policies and these are not encouraging the educational development.

    “There is no link between the school system and what the students want to learn and this has caused disconnection in the industry.”

  • Highlights of ministerial screening

    Highlights of ministerial screening

    The five remaining ministerial nominees will be screened by the Senate on Wednesday.

    The five nominees are – Okecukwu Enyinna Enelamah, Mohammed Musa Bello, Adamu Adamu, Aisha Abubakar and Nwoka Anthony.

    The Senate has so far screened 31 ministerial nominees since the exercise commenced few weeks ago.

     

    Okechukwu Enelamah

    • We need to improve our non-oil revenue base
    • Government must improve its social contract with the people
    • We need a shared vision for Nigeria
    • Focus on industries that lead to growth
    • We need to develop infrastructures
    • No nation develop on its own, we weed investors to boost our economy
    • Create enabling environment for each sectors of the economy
    • Each region in Nigeria should be made a cluster and create infrastructures in these regions
    • Government must work inclusively
    • We must have a clear policy direction

     

    Anthony Owuka

    • There is problem with UTME
    • No link between the school system and what the students want to learn
    • Government should declare state of emergency in education sector
    • Native language must be inculcated in schools

     

    Mohammed Musa Bello

    • Institutions should be considered as business
    • The problem of cattle rustling has to do with resource control
    • Since establishment of NAHCOM, hajj has improved significantly

     

    Adamu Adamu

    An Accountant-turned writer. Adamu was told to bow and take his leave shortly after introduction.

     

    Aisha Abubakar

    -She was also told to bow and take a leave after introduction

  • Ministerial screening: I remain an activist – Prof Adewole

    Ministerial screening: I remain an activist – Prof Adewole

    The Senate resumes the ministerial screening on Tuesday with six nominees listed for screening.

    The first nominee screened by the senate is Prof. Isaac Adewole. Below are his responses during the exercise:

    • Education: Ranking is good, but its parameter has not been fair to us
    • 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
    • Cancer is a disease of the old age
    • 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

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  • Adewole, Bwari, four others for ministerial screening

    Adewole, Bwari, four others for ministerial screening

    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

     

     

     

     

     

  • Highlights of ministerial screening

    Highlights of ministerial screening

    The screening of ministerial nominees resumed on Thursday, with the screening of six nominees including former River State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi and ex-Vice Chancellor of University of Ibadan, Prof. Isaac Adewole.

    20 ministerial nominees have been screened since the exercise started two weeks ago.

    Rotimi Amaechi

    • Whether I become minister or not, it will be on record that I once attend the Senate screening.
    • My administration worked to restore the old glory of Port Harcourt.
    • We now have almost 24-hour power supply in Rivers State.
    • Rivers State was the first state to introduce Fiscal Responsibility Law.
    • My administration redefined governance and reposition Rivers State.
    • Governors’ Forum acts as check to FG’s excesses.
    • I was born to fight for my rights.
    • I don’t like corruption.
    • I was chased out to Ghana because I fought for my rights.
    • Resources are in Niger Delta and they should be treated fairly
    • We must diversify economy and invest in education.
    • We must remove corruption and invest in power.
    • Without improved power supply, there can’t be industrialization.
    • I was never indicted by any panel.
    • Corruption is a very wide concept and very difficult to define.
    • Present mono-economic situation in Nigeria cannot address unemployment.
    • If we keep to rule of law and keep away impunity, government will function.

     

     Heineken Lokpobiri

    * Our law does not make room for environmental rights.

     

    Claudius Omoleye Daramola

    • I started as primary school headmaster.
    • I have supervised over 30 masters and six doctoral students in my career.
    • No nomination is a call to service.
    • Change can only take place thru an holistic approach.
    • Nigeria universities are poorly funded.
    • White Collar jobs are no more available.
    • Cultism in universities is a spillover from the society.
    • Children of highly-placed people are in secret cult groups.
    • School environment should be made friendly to students.
    • We should introduce entrepreneurship skills in our universities.

     

    Hon.  Shehuri Mustapha

    * Local governments should have financial autonomy.

     

    James Ocholi

    • I constantly push for change.
    • I will lead my ministry by example.
    • We are yet to understand the real meaning of prison.
    • Nigeria prisons concentration camps.
    • Investigation is more costly than criminal prosecution.
    • Majority of Nigerian courts are still analog.
    • Justice key to egalitarian society.
    • Jurisdiction of Supreme Court is too wide.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Amaechi, five others listed for screening

    Amaechi, five others listed for screening

    Former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi and five other ministerial nominees have been listed for Thursday’s screening at the Senate.

    Other nominees that will face the lawmakers on Thursday are – Heineken Lokpobiri, Claudius Omoleye Daramola, Prof. Adewole Isaac, Shehuri Mustapha and Ocholi James.

  • Amaechi, seven others listed for screening

    Amaechi, seven others listed for screening

    Former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi and seven others have been listed for ministerial screening slated for Tuesday.

    The screening of the ministerial nominees resumed at the Senate on Tuesday after a two-day break.

    Other nominees listed for screening are – Barr. Adebayo Shittu, Heineken Lokpobiri, Khadijat Abah-Ibrahim,  Bawa Bwari, Ocholi Enojo James,  Mansur Mohammed and Zainab Ahmed.

     

  • Senate postpones ministerial screening

    The Senate has postponed the screening of ministerial nominees earlier slated for Thursday till next Tuesday.

    The upper legislative chamber said on its Twitter handle – @NGRSenate – “Ladies and gentlemen, there will be no ministerial screening today (Thursday). We will continue on Tuesday, October 20, 2015. We will tweet CVs of new nominees.”