Screening: Lagos Senators endorse Fashola

In from Timothy Enietan-Matthews … .

The ministerial screening and confirmation of former Lagos State governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola, may turn out to be mere formality as the three Senators representing the state at the Red Chamber have endorsed his nomination.

According to a tweet on the Senate’s official twitter handle, @NGRSenate Senators Oluremi Tinubu, Gbenga Ashafa and Solomon Adeola have endorsed Fashola.

There had been apprehension over what awaits Fashola during screening, with insinuations that he may not easily scale through because he was not Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s nominee.

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In a similar vein, the Senate, through its twitter handle disclosed that it has jettisoned the practice of bow and go. With this development, former lawmakers coming before the Senate as nominees will be made to go through the normal screening process instead of according them the usual preferential treatment of bow and go.

The screening of ministerial nominees is expected to commence any moment from now.

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