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  • Senate screens Enelamah, four others

    The Senate on Wednesday completed the ministerial screening with the screening of five nominees.

    Those screened on Wednesday are – Dr. Okecukwu Enyinna Enelamah, Mohammed Musa Bello, Adamu Adamu, Aisha Abubakar and Anwuka Anthony.

    The screening exercise which commenced at about 11:00am began with Dr. Enelamah.

    Enelamah thanked President Muhammadu Buhari, the Senate and the general public for the opportunity to serve the nation.

    During the screening, the financial expert spoke on several issues facing the nation and proffered solutions to them.

    “Everyone in the country needs a shared vision to move the country forward. The potential of this country is enormous and there is every need to work in cohesion in other to move the nation forward,” he said.

    Prof. Anthony, a former Vice Chancellor of Imo State University, submitted that there are problems in the educational system especially in the conduct of UTME, calling for a holistic approach by stakeholders to address the problems.

     

     

  • 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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  • 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

  • Senate screens Adewole, Onyeama, four others 

    Senate screens Adewole, Onyeama, four others 

    The Senate on Tuesday completed the screening of six ministerial nominees.

    Among those screened by the 8th Senate were the immediate past Vice-Chancellor of University of Ibadan (UI), Prof. Adewale Isaac Folorunso, Hon. Bawa Bwari Abubakar, Geoffrey Onyeama, Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, Brig. Gen. Mansur Mohammed Dan’Ali (RTD) and Pastor Usani Uguru Usani.

    Prof. Adewole, who was the first nominee to be screened, fielded questions from senators on various issues including education, health and cultism.

    On funding of universities, he said; “what the universities are getting is poor. We really need to follow up and make sure that universities are well funded and well motivated.”

    On  cultism, the university don added that “for us at UI, cultism is not an issue. I believe working together collectively, we can address the issue of cultism.”

    He insisted that the best way to deal with health issues in the country will be to have better equipped health care centres.

    Geoffrey Onyeama, a nominee from Enugu state, said government must invest in roads and other capital projects.

    Hon. Bwari, a former Chief Whip in the House of Representatives, enjoyed a special privilege from senators who asked him to take a “bow and go”after answering question on how well Abuja can be planned.

    Pastor  Uguru, Ahmed and Brig. Gen. Dan’Ali also fielded questions from the Senators.

    The senate later adjourned plenary till Wednesday  to conclude the screening of the remaining nominees.

  • 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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  • Ministerial Appointees: What Nigerians expect

    Ministerial Appointees: What Nigerians expect

    ACLN wishes to join other Nigerians to congratulate our President, Mr. Muhammadu Buhari and his Deputy, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on taking the next step towards advancing the cause of the nation by appointing men and women who would help the administration to get Nigeria where it needs to be – a nation to be reckoned with in the committee of Nations.

    How would this herculean task be achieved; given the fact that in the past administrations, some of our ministers literally sold Nigerian to the highest bidder.

    The tabloid both national and international is replete with ways these public officers diverted huge amounts of the nation’s wealth into their private accounts, lived larger than life, and was comforted by the fact that the powers that be, of which they were a part, would never audit them.

    Our nation was on a precipice waiting to be plundered into utter oblivion were it not for the divine hand that ushered in a new administration whom Nigerians believe will live to its words of fighting corruption, securing the nation and making Nigeria a better place for all irrespective of their background.

    Under the former administration, our nation was moving in a direction where “stealing” was said to not be “corruption” in all spheres of public life.  It was not about the people, nor about the nation, it was about self, and how much can be acquired to oppress everyone around.  The impunity knew no bounds.

    To this end, we would like to list a few expectations from poling a cross-section of Nigerians across the globe.  The people would like to see:

     
    1. A declaration of your assets in line with examples from the President and Vice President.
     
    2. Transparency in all dealings; Nigerian ministers must lead with credibility and accountability.
     
    3. As a minister of the federal republic of Nigeria, your portfolios would require that you spend a greater deal of your time in Nigeria, understanding your portfolio, studying the country and judiciously implementing federal character to the extent that no group or state would be left behind.
     
    4. As a minister you must be accountable to the people being served.  
     
    5. That you uphold and honor Nigeria within and without as your actions positive or negative would directly impact the world’s perception of Nigeria.
     
    6. That you buy into rebuilding our tarnished image by your actions. Fighting corruption should be the effort of all including the ministers.
     
    7. That you will find ways to make Nigeria a better place for all and not just the fortunate few.

    ACLN Global Secretariat,

    New Jersey, USA.

  • How Nigerians reacted to Amaechi’s corruptions claims

    How Nigerians reacted to Amaechi’s corruptions claims

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  • Senate screens Amaechi, four other nominees

    Senate screens Amaechi, four other nominees

    The Senate on Thursday screened the immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi and four other ministerial nominees.

    Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, Prof. Claudius Omoleye Daramola, Hon. Baba Shehiru Mustapha and James Ocholi were the other nominees screened on Thursday.

    The sixth nominee, Prof. Isaac Adewole, would be screened next Tuesday.

    Amaechi, who finally appeared at the Senate on Thursday after two previous postponements, was hailed by lawmakers when he entered the Senate chamber.

    While fielding questions from Senators, Amaechi insisted that he has never been indicted for corruption by any panel of inquiry.

    After he took his exit, the ex-governor also exchanged banters with Senators and his supporters outside the chamber were heard shouting “we don win! we don win!! we don win!!!”

    Daramola, who is a nominee from Ondo State, said the major problem facing the nation’s education sector is irregular payment of teachers’ salaries.

    According to him, regular payment of salaries will boost teachers’ morale and impact positively on students.

     

     

  • 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.

  • Ministerial screening: Reactions to Yobe nominee

    Ministerial screening: Reactions to Yobe nominee