The Senate has confirmed three ministerial nominees, Balarabe Lawal who collapsed during the screening (Kaduna State); Jamila Ibrahim (Kwara State); and Ayodele Olawande (Ondo State), in addition to the 45 approved by the Red Chamber in August.
This comes a day after President Bola Tinubu wrote to the Senate, seeking its confirmation of three more ministerial nominees.
Earlier, in a dramatic turn of events, Balarabe Lawal collapsed after concluding his introduction, causing several people present to rush to his aid.
He was the second nominee to be screened.
The Senate went into closed door session while efforts are being made to revive the nominee who is still inside the chamber.
Though the Kaduna native was unable to take questions due to the incident, his nomination was also confirmed.
About two and a half hours into the exercise, which commenced around 1 pm on Wednesday, Senate President Godwill Akpabio put the nominations to a voice vote.
The senators voted in favour of the nominees’ confirmation.
Below is the video of the nominee confirmation:
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