The Nigerian Senate has suspended the screening exercise to reconvene at 2 pm. This they did after screening three ministerial nominees.
Today makes it the fourth day of the exercise, which started with the minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola
During his screening, Fashola stated that the major problem for road construction is funding.
“There were never enough resources. Everyone wants development in their state,” he said.
“One mode (of funding) is Sukuk (bond) which was a form of public-private partnership,” he said.
Other nominees screened were Dr.Mohammed Mahmoud representing Kaduna State and Gbemisola Saraki representing Kwara State.
Ministerial nominees screened so far are
1. Uchechukwu Ogah (Abia)
2. Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom)
3. George Akume (Benue)
4. Ogbonnaya Onu (Ebonyi)
5. Emeka. Nwajuaba (Imo)
6. Olorunnibe Mamora (Lagos)
7. Olamilekan Adegbite (Ogun)
8. Adamu. Adamu (Bauchi)
9. Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers)
10. Sharon Ikeazor (Anambra)
11. Tayo Alasoadura (Ondo)
12. Mustapha Shehuri (Borno)
13. Abubakar Aliyu (Yobe)
14. Bashir Magashi (Kano)
15. Ramatu Aliyu (Kogi)
16. Timipre Sylva (Bayelsa)
17. Zubairu Dada (Niger)
18. Chris Ngige (Anambra)
19. Abdullahi Hassan (Nasarawa)
20. Sunday Dare (Oyo)
21. Muhammad Bello (Adamawa)
22. Sadiya Farouq (Zamfara)
23. Zainab Ahmed (Kaduna)
24. Adeniyi Adebayo (Ekiti)
25. Abubakar Malami (Kebbi)
26. Hadi Sirika (Katsina)
27. Osagie Ehanire (Edo)
28. Paullen Tallen (Plateau)
29. Festus Keyamo (Delta)
30. Ali Isa Pantami (Gombe)
31. Maigari Dingyadi (Sokoto)
32. Babatunde Raji Fashola (Lagos)
33. Dr.Mohammed Mahmoud (Kaduna)
34. Gbemisola Saraki (Kwara)
The nine nominees yet to be screened are
1. Rauf Aregbesola (Osun)
2. Ambassador Maryam Katagun (Bauchi State)
3. Goddy Jedy- Agba (Cross River)
4. Engr. Suleiman Adamu ( Jigawa)
5. Clement Agba (Edo)
6. Geoffrey Onyeama (Enugu)
7. Lai Mohammed (Kwara)
8. Sabo Nanono (Kano)
9. Engr. Saleh Mamman (Taraba)
