President Tinubu Ministerial Nominee Slumps During Screening [Video]

Tinubu Ministerial Nominee on Wednesday slumped during screening.

Newsone reports that a ministerial nominee, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, slumped while being screened by the Nigerian Senate on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, sparking frantic scenes in the Chamber.

This online news platform understands that Tinubu Ministerial Nominee, who is from Kaduna State, had spoken for several minutes during his screening before falling to the floor with several lawmakers rushing to his aid.

Lawal is one of the three new ministerial nominees being screened by the Senate, with others being Dr Jamila Bio Ibrahim from Kwara State and Mr Ayodele Olawande from Ondo State.

He was the second nominee to be screened after the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, moved a motion to extend the sitting time beyond 2 p.m. to conclude all the items for the day.

Newsone Nigeria reports that President Tinubu Ministerial Nominee had finished making his presentation to the lawmakers and the Senator Representing Kaduna South, Sunday Marshal, was speaking and saying that the three Senators from Kaduna had no objection to Lawal’s nomination when he (Lawal) fell to the floor.

The Nigerian Senate went into a closed-door session while efforts were being made to revive the nominee who is still inside the chamber. The nominee said he has been serving in government for a long time and intends to bring his experience to the cabinet of the President Bola Tinubu administration.

The Senate goes into an emergency closed-door session after Balarabe Abbas Lawal, the ministerial nominee from Kaduna, slumps during his screening.#CTVTweets#ChannlesTVNews pic.twitter.com/o0D6C1Wsez

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