Why Balarabe Was Confirmed After Slumping During Screening – Senate

The Senate has said the ministerial nominee from Kaduna State, Balarabe Lawal, was confirmed despite the fact that he fainted because he had passed all the necessary checks.

Recall that the Red Chamber, on Wednesday, confirmed three additional ministerial nominees sent to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu.

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

The three nominees were confirmed after their screening which was presided over by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.

Speaking with The Punch, the Spokesperson for the Senate, Yemi Adaramodu, said the Red Chamber went on to confirm Balarabe after he had satisfied all the necessary requirements.

Adaramodu added that Lawal went down during his screening due to fatigue, stating that he has been stabilized and is okay now.

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.

“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.”