Ministerial Sreening: Why we did not grill Wike —Akpabio

The President of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has explained why the senators did not grill a former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike during the ministerial nominees screening on Monday.

According to Akpabio, Wike’s experiences as a governor and a minister under former President, Goodluck Jonathan counted for him.

The former Rivers governor was asked to take a “bow and go” after reading his brief profile and following an appeal by Senator Barinada Mpigi (PDP, Rivers).

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According to Akpabio, Wike was not thoroughly grilled because of his records having formerly served as a minister, adding that he had appeared before the Senate for screening when he was nominated as a minister by ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan.

“Having been nominated again for a ministerial position, there is no point asking him many questions,” Akpabio said.

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