Akpabio in Aso Rock after Senate fails to screen Keyamo

Akpabio in Aso Rock after Senate fails to screen Keyamo

Senate President Godswill Akpabio was at the presidential villa on Monday afternoon shortly after presiding over a rowdy session at the Senate.

The Senate became rowdy over a motion seeking to suspend the screening of Festus Keyamo as a ministerial nominee.

There are insinuations that Akpabio had gone to brief President Bola Tinubu about the development and possibly asking him to step in or replace Keyamo.

Earlier at the Senate, Darlington Nwokocha, representing Abia central, had moved the motion to step down Keyamo’s screening.

The lawmaker said Keyamo ignored the summons of the parliament in 2020 over the employment scheme of 774,000 Nigerians recruited for the special public works programme.

Keyamo was minister of labour and employment in the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari.

When Akpabio put the motion to a voice vote, the ‘nays’ were just as loud as the ‘ayes’ as a rancorous session ensued.

The Senate dissolved into a closed session to resolve the issue and journalists were asked to leave the gallery.