Why Balabare Lawal Was Confirmed After Slumping During Screening – Senate

According to the Senate, Balarabe Lawal, a ministerial candidate from Kaduna State, was confirmed after fainting since he had completed all required inspections.

Recall that on Wednesday, the Red Chamber approved three more ministerial candidates that President Bola Tinubu had sent to the National Assembly.

Balarabe Abbas Lawal from Kaduna State, Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim from Kwara State, and Ayodele Olawande from Ondo State were the nominees who underwent screening and were confirmed.

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Following their screening, which was overseen by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, the three nominations were approved.

Yemi Adaramodu, the Senate’s spokesperson, claimed in an interview with The Punch that after Balarabe met all qualifications, the Red Chamber went on to confirm him.

Lawal fell ill during his screening because of exhaustion, said Adaramodu, adding that he has since been stabilised and is doing fine.

He said, “The nominee has been stabilised, and he is fine now. Due to fatigue, he went down during his screening. The nominee wanted to continue, but the Senate told him to go and seek further medical attention and rest.

“We told him we had his resumé, which is very rich, so we didn’t see the need to belabour him anymore.

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“The nominees wanted to continue with the screening, but the Senate insisted that he shouldn’t. We told him that he truly wanted to serve Nigeria, but he couldn’t serve Nigeria in death. He needs to be alive to serve.

“We have seen his resumé, we have heard from him, and all necessary security checks have been confirmed.”

Adaramodu continued by saying that the Senate had been pleased with the work of the two young nominees.

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