Senators from both the ruling party, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and major opposition party, All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday continued their supremacy battle over the eligibility of Senator Musiliu Obanikoro for screening and confirmation as a Minister of Federal Republic of Nigeria.
However, in spite of the stiff opposition from APC, Obanikoro was confirmed as minister.
Obanikoro had been allegedly involved in the controversial Ekiti State governorship election audio tape, which is now popularly called Ekitigate, and series of petitions have been submitted against him seeking his disqualification.
Despite series of points of order from Senators Bukola Saraki, Gbenga Ashafa and Babajide Omoware, the Senate went ahead to conduct the screening.
This development also saw the Minority Leader, Senator Gorge Akume, omitting Obanikoro’s name from the ministerial list he read at plenary on Wednesday.
[pro_ad_display_adzone id=”10″]
Akume had recognised the three others nominees in his speech. The development led to dead silence for about one minute in the Upper Chamber.
