El-Rufai, Danladi, Okotete fail Senate screening over security report, Wike, Keyamo, others cleared

The Senate has failed to confirm the nomination of the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State and the ministerial nominee from Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai as a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The Senate did not also confirm the nomination of two others.

After its seven days of screening of the forty nine ministerial nominees sent to it for screening by President Bola Tinubu, the Senate did not confirm the appointment of El-Rufai, former Deputy Governor of Taraba State, Senator Abubakar Danladi Stella Okotete, the nominee from Delta State.

According to the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, the Senate did not clear the three nominees because of security reports.

Meanwhile, the Senate has confirmed the nomination of the immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, the Deputy Majority Senate Leader and former Governor of Ebonyi State, Senator Dave Umahi; former Minister of state, Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN; Hon. Olubunmi Tunji Ojo, and Dele Alake as Ministers Designate.

Forty five out of forty eight nominees sent were confirmed.