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Senate President, Bujola Saraki on Tuesday dramatically overuled other senators as President Muhammadu Buhari’s 46 non-career ambassadorial nominees escaped rejection.
The drama of almost rejecting the non-ambassadorial nominees which would have taken place ten minutes after the Senators rejected President Buhari’s plan to borrow $ 29.960billion for execution of key infrastructural projects across the country between 2016 and 2018, was averted when Senate President in a dramatic manner, overruled his colleagues.
Like what happened during the loan request, Saraki put it forward for a voice vote and the Senators thundered ‘nay’.
This time, the chambers however became rowdy. and after restoring peace, Saraki then put it up again and his colleagues re-echoed the same ‘nay’.
Saraki who paused for about ten seconds, apparently shocked at what happened, then overruled the Senators, saying that the Ayes have it and approved the consideration of the list of non-career ambassadorial nominees.
Some Senators, however, immediately protested, just as those who stood up to express their grievances, were ignored by the Senate President referred the list to the Senate Committee on foreign Affairs and moved ahead to accommodate other issues listed in the Order Paper. It was however gathered that President Buhari’s refusal to address the lopsided appointments in the career ambassadorial list sent to the Senate in July, may have led to the almost rejection of the list by the Senators.
- Vanguard
The drama of almost rejecting the non-ambassadorial nominees which would have taken place ten minutes after the Senators rejected President Buhari’s plan to borrow $ 29.960billion for execution of key infrastructural projects across the country between 2016 and 2018, was averted when Senate President in a dramatic manner, overruled his colleagues.
Like what happened during the loan request, Saraki put it forward for a voice vote and the Senators thundered ‘nay’.
This time, the chambers however became rowdy. and after restoring peace, Saraki then put it up again and his colleagues re-echoed the same ‘nay’.
Saraki who paused for about ten seconds, apparently shocked at what happened, then overruled the Senators, saying that the Ayes have it and approved the consideration of the list of non-career ambassadorial nominees.
Some Senators, however, immediately protested, just as those who stood up to express their grievances, were ignored by the Senate President referred the list to the Senate Committee on foreign Affairs and moved ahead to accommodate other issues listed in the Order Paper. It was however gathered that President Buhari’s refusal to address the lopsided appointments in the career ambassadorial list sent to the Senate in July, may have led to the almost rejection of the list by the Senators.
- Vanguard
