Keyamo returns for ministerial screening, apologises, takes a bow

Keyamo returns for ministerial screening, apologises, takes a bow

Festus Keyamo, SAN, on Monday evening apologised to the Senate over his failure to honour invitations by the 9th national assembly when he was minister of state for Labour and Productivity under Muhammadu Buhari administration.

Earlier in the day, there was a rowdy session at the Senate during his ministerial screening where Senator Darlington Nwokocha (Abia Central) accused Keyamo of disrespecting the Ninth National Assembly.

Nwokocha had moved a motion for the suspension of Keyamo’s ministerial screening.
After the Senate session was adjourned abruptly, Keyamo came back in the evening and tendered an apology “without reservation” to the lawmakers.

Responding to the issues that resulted in his summon then, the lawyer stated that every single payment to the beneficiaries under the public works programme was paid directly from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to the beneficiaries.

“So, the apology is without reservation. I apologise,” he said.
Senator Godiya Akwashiki (Nasarawa North) who chaired the committee on Labour in the Ninth Senate appealed to the Senate to allow Keyamo to bow and go, having apologised.
Senator Ali Ndume (Borno South) moved a motion that the Senate accept Keyamo’s apology, which the Senate accepted and the ministerial nominee exited the stage.

Keyamo’s screening marked the final interview of all 48 cabinet members nominated by President Bola Tinubu.