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JUST IN: @DrAhmadLawan announces that screening will be in two sessions (Morning session 11am to 1pm).
At 1pm Senators will go on break for lunch and prayers, then reconvene at 2pm and close when the "mood of the @NGRSenate" dictates.

Ukechukwu Ogah from Abia State is first to be screened.

Senator Barau Jibrin asks about state of refineries. "Why do you think investors given license to set up modular refineries are unable to do so? How would you address that if appointed Minister of Petroleum Resources?

Senator Gobir also asked "Do you think Naira is undervalued or overvalued.?" Ogar replies that PIGB bill will help investors set up such infrastructure. Ogar adds that "Naira is okay"

@stellaoduah: When you get your portfolio hopefully oil and gas, how will you bring NNPC back to where it should be? How will the policies be consistent to make investors come? How do you ensure downstream policies are standardised because it is almost zero
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QUESTION: Adedayo Adeyeye - Banks don't loan small businesses. They even ask politicians for unsolicited loans as an experienced banker, what can we do?

Ogah: Within 10 years in Zenith Bank, I became GM. I see it as a drive. Where I find myself, I make sure it is a success. There are policies coming up making opportunities for small businesses .
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"I will create opportunities to stablise the industry do that jobs can be created."
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QUESTIONS: Aisha Dahiru - How do we intend to get our refineries back on track?
Abdulfatai Buhari: If you find yourself in the ministry of industry, what would you do to drive industrialization and job creation?
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Ogah: I will go to the roots and even come to the @NGRSenate to make presentation on it. The best we can do as a nation is to have refineries.
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Ogah: "For me, the refineries must work. If there are no refineries, there will be no money to spend on capital projects in the next 10 years."
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QUETION: James Manager - on the 7th of July, @MBuhari signed AfCFTA. Do you think it's a boost for Nigeria or a boost for other African countries? #MinisterialScreening

Ogar: This deal has monutal benefits for Nigeria, Africa and the World. It will create jobs, it's a right step in the right direction #MinisterialScreening

Chief Whip interrupts Ogar: "time up"
@DrAhmadLawan to Chief Whip: "Just tell us what time we have left, leave the time up for me" #MinisterialScreening

Former Senator and former Governor of Benue state, George Akume is next.
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Oker Jev proposes that Akume takes a bow and go in line with the tradition of the @NGRSenate
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@DrAhmadLawan: It is our tradition to give that privilege to former legislators although some people do not understand it we will continue to educate them

Let us however allow Senator Goje and Senator Gaya to ask questions or make comments. But both senators also propose that Akume takes a bow and go.
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Godswill Akpabio (@SenatorAkpabio) (Akwa Ibom) is next.
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Akpabio mocks Dino: "One of my very younger brother that I admire so much during the valedictory session of the 8th Senate said we will meet on the streets of Abuja but I am delighted that through the privilege of Mr President, we are now meeting here in the Senate"

@SenatorAkpabio: I am an uncommon performer and I will not change, I will give uncommon service to Nigeria.
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@SenatorAbaribe: If not for the tradition of the @NGRSenate, I would have made Akpabio sweat.
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Bassey Akpan insists on making comments on Akpabio but @DrAhmadLawan moves to ensure that Akpabio takes a bow.
Akpabio takes a bow and exits the @NGRSenate #MinisterialScreening

Currently under going through screening process is Emeka Nwajiuba (Imo State).
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Nominee (Emeka Nwajiuba) claims that he only discovered about his nomination yesterday when the @SPNigeria read out the ministerial list.
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@SenatorAbaribe: Nwajiuba has @OfficialPDPNig in his DNA and it is very obvious he will be a good ambassador of @nassnigeria in the executive.
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Nominee (Emeka Nwajiuba) takes a bow and leaves. Thereafter, the @NGRSenate proceeds on one hour break to pray and eat. Sitting and screening will resume at 2:20pm.
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Sitting and screening resumes. Next to be screened is Rotimi Ameachi (Rivers state)
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Amaechi is also set to take a bow as a former speaker of the Rivers Assembly but Senator Goje argues that the "bow and go" privilege should not be extended to former members of state assemblies based on the @NGRSenate rules.
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@DrAhmadLawan insists that it will be extended to all former legislators at federal and state level.
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@SenatorAbaribe says he has a message from the Rivers state Senate caucus: "You are minister of the federal republic of Nigeria including rivers state, anything you can do to maintain peace and security, do it."
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@SenatorAbaribe also pleads with Amaechi to include the eastern corridor in the railway line constructions.
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The @NGRSenate Leader also urges Amaechi to include the North West corridor if returned as minister of transport. Thereafter, Amaechi takes bow and exists Senate.
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Ogbonnaya Onu, former minister of science and technology from Ebonyi state is next.
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QUESTION: Senator Gaya - What is your biggest achievement as minister in the last four years?

Onu: There were several achievements. The first major achievement is that we were able to increase awareness on the importance of science and technology to nation building.
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"We also did something revolutionary for our nation and that is to move Nigeria to make our economy knowledge and innovation based. We have moved the number of patents from 6 in 2015 to 58 in 2018", he replied.
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Manager: You are a first class brain, please in specific terms tell us if Nigeria made any scientific or technological breakthrough in the last 4 years. If returned as minister of science and technology, what will be your focus to move us to the next level?
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RESPONDING: "I promoted commercialization of research findings. Within the time I was minister, we achieved a lot in this area, I am happy the Deputy Leader knows a number of them", Onu responded.
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PICS: Godswill Akpabio (@SenatorAkpabio) from Akwa Ibom state during his ministerial screening. #MinisterialScreening
Courtesy: @anietiesekong

Ogbonnaya Onu's screening process has just ended.
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#MinisterialScreening: Former Senator, Adeleke Mamora is next.

@SenatorAbaribe commends Senator Mamora for rejecting a position which would have demeaned the institution of the @NGRSenate.
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Senate Leader commends Mamora for contributing to the independence of the @NGRSenate during his past stint at the red chamber.
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@DrAhmadLawan: "In the federal executive council not many have legislative experience, many of them don't understand how to relate with the legislature. We urge you to continue to be a good ambassador of this institution"
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Former Senator, Adeleke Mamora takes a bow. Next is Olamilekan Adegbite (Ogun State).
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QUESTION: Okorocha - Nigerians are looking for Ministers that can think outside the box. Would you say that Nigeria's infrastructure is okay? If it is not what would you do? In simple sentence, what do you think is the problem of Nigeria.
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He adds: "Mr @SPNigeria I think what you should ask every nominee is 'what will you do to guarantee the happiness of Nigerians"
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On building collapse, Adebite says it is due to a lack of involvement of professionals from the design stage to the execution stage.
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QUESTIONS: Theodore Orji - If the president gives you a task to help bring back the chibok girls, what would you do? And how will you address the issue of late budget proposal in your ministry?
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QUESTION: Senate Nnaji - Where is your architectural practice license? I have not seen your it in your CV and attached documents.
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Adegbite (RESPONSE): I must admit my incompetence on this matter but from a layman's point of view, I think we can use technology through Google maps to locate them and use strategies that will not jeopardize lives.
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"From my time as commissioner in Ogun, we always have our budget ready by November and the budget is signed by December 31st", Adegbite said.
And responding to Nnaji, "I have been practising since 1992 and I do have a practice license", he said.
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Currently undergoing screening is Adamu Adamu from Bauchi and former Minister of Education.
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QUESTION: Sam Egwu - What is your position on the insistence of Universities to only appoint indigenes as VCs?
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QUESTION: Adedayo Adeyeye - As minister of education what did you do to address the issue of out of school children and what is your view on teaching students in their local languages?
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Adamu [RESPONSE]: We are close to having a new national language policy that will ensure that at least the early years of primary education will be in the mother tongue.
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"And on out of school children: We embarked on an enrollment drive that dropped the number by 4million", he said.
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ADAMU: "On issue of strikes: Without blowing our trumpet, we have had the least number of strikes and also the shortest. We also have a funding plan that will end the issue of strikes"
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Senator Douye Diri to Adamu Adamu: Why have you attached your NYSC certificate only?
Adamu: It was an oversight, I want to assure you that I have all my certificates.
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Recently screened nominee was Sharon Ikpezu (Anambra). And after giving brief speech about her engagements and background, the @SPNigeria, @DrAhmadLawan said "In the spirit of gender sensitivity, we will ask her to take a bow and go"
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However, @Dr_IfeanyiUbah blows a kiss to Anambra nominee Sharon Ikeazor during screening. And being the First female nominee, Sharon Ikeazor takes a bow without interrogation.
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Thereafter, @DrAhmadLawan announced the end of today's screening and adjourn to continue tomorrow.
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#MinisterialScreening : Quick run down. A total of 10 nominees were screened. They are; Uchechukwu Ogah (Abia), Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom), Sharon Ikeazor (Anambra), Adamu Adamu (Bauchi), George Akume (Benue), Ogbonnaya Onu (Ebonyi), Emeka Nwajuiba (Imo), Adeleke Mamora (Lagos)

And Olamilekan Adegbite (Ogun), Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers). At least 8 people will be screened tomorrow.
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To be screened tomorrow are: Tayo Alasoadura (Ondo), Mustapha Baba Shehuri, Bashir Magashi (Kano), Timipre Sylva (Bayelsa), Ramatu Tijani (Kogi), Richard Adebayo (Ekiti), Mohammed Abdullahi (Nasarawa) and Sunday Akindare (Oyo).

Thank you for your time.
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Today, the @NGRSenate commenced screening with Senator Tayo Alasoadura (Ondo State) who was given preference as a result of his legislative background.
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Recently screened is Mustapha Baba Shehuri. And in its usual tradition, the @NGRSenate allowed Shehuri to take his leave being a former member of the @HouseNGR.
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The immediate past deputy Governor of Yobe state, Abubakar Kabir Aliyu has just been screened as well. And he was given a special treatment because he is from @DrAhmadLawan's state.
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Bashir Magashi (Kano state) was also screened recently. Bashir who is a retired Major General. He disclosed that the fight between service chiefs started with the establishment of the Chief of defense staff office.
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Recently screened was the former Governor of Bayelsa state, Timipre Sylva.
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Minority leader to Timipre: The Niger delta region is also very good to Nigeria. Toys house do your best to continue to maintain peace in that region.
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Senate Leader: Being a rivers state House of Assembly, he should bow and leave the chamber.
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@DrAhmadLawan: what the Governor of Bayelsa State and the state caucus of the Senate have done show patriotism. This is a shining example that politicians across the country should do.
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Currently undergoing screening is Ramatu Aliyu (Kogi). Prior to her screening, @DrAhmadLawan said: I must state that this @NGRSenate is very gender friendly.
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In her speech, Aliyu said; "I am a town planner by profession and politician by vocation. The problems we have today are Housing, female empowerment and maternal mortality . How ready are we to revisit these issues?"
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She further said "This woman will not let you down."
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Abaribe: In keeping with what we have already established that this chamber is very gender sensitive", "we in the @NGRSenate ask you to do the needful and in recognition of all you have said now that you didn't go to the other room, we want to say you should now bow and go.

@NGRSenate Leader: Due to the high caliber of the nominee before us, Mr President this dutiful...

"Dutiful" causes laughter as Senators take it for beautiful.
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@DrAhmadLawan: The two Female nominees we have screened have given a good account of themselves. We don't clap here other wise we would have cheered and clapped for them. We will support you all the way. Thereafter, Aliyu bows and exits the chamber.
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The @NGRSenate goes on a hour break. They are to resume at 2pm.
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The @NGRSenate resumes from its one hour break.
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The @SPNigeria, @DrAhmadLawan has taken his seat while the Chief whip is calling his colleagues to order.
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The chamber resolves into committee of the whole to continue with the screening.
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@DrAhmadLawan: We are all welcomed to the screening exercise. Sergeant at arms, please bring the next nominee.
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@DrAhmadLawan:This afternoon, we are starting our screening exercise with his Excellency, Adeniyi Adebayo (Ekiti)
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Adedayo appreciates his Senators and introduces himself. Thereafter, Senator Aliero moves for Adeniyi Adebayo to take a bow and go. He described the nominee as a stabilizing factor in the @OfficialAPCNg and a performing ex-governor.
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Adeniyi Adebayo who is the deputy national Chairman of the ruling @OfficialAPCNg thereafter takes a bow and exits the red chamber.
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Next to be screened is Ambassador Zubairu Dada from Niger.
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The nominee is 67 years. He was born and had his basic education in Niger state before proceeding to ABU Zaria for his tertiary education. He served in Lagos state. Later, in 1979, he became Hansard editor of Niger State Assembly.
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He rose in the civil service until he was appointed ambassador to Poland in 1999 and later Mozambique.
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Senator Mohammad Sani Musa (Niger East, @OfficialAPCNg) moves for Dada to take his bow due to his experience working in the Assembly as editor although he was not elected.
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Senator Abdullahi Sabi (APC, Niger North) adds that the nominee has gone through Senate screening twice when he was nominated to be ambassador. "I want to appeal that he should take a bow and go", he said.
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@SenatorAbaribe raises a point of order to disagree with the Niger Senators. "This is a screening exercise not an endorsement exercise," he argues.
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@stellaoduah (PDP, Anambra) fires the first question: "What would be your policy trust over our national social contract, for everyone to buy into it?"
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Senators Philip Aduda (PDP, FCT) and Abba Morro (PDP, Benue South) add their voices to calls for the nominee to take a bow and go.
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Dada (RESPONSE): There's need to provide maximum motivation and funding for the National Orientation Agency (NOA). NOA should also reach out more to the grassroots. And thereafter, takes a bow and leaves the red chamber.
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Former minister of Labour and productivity,Chris Ngige (Anambra) who is also a former Senator takes to the podium.
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