 The screening of ministerial nominee fosters Kinyamu through the National Senate's plenary into a roundy session today in Abuja. The lawmakers could not reach a middle ground on whether to go ahead with Kiyamu's screening or not. This is as a result of a point of order raised by the senator representing Abya Central, Dalityn Wukucha, stressing why the nominee's screening should not take place. Citing section 88 subsection B of the 1999 Constitution as amended, Senator Wukucha mentioned that Kiyamu's head in the last administration refused to appear before the Senate to explain how the 52 billionaires appropriated for Nigerians who spent. He reminded his colleagues that Kiyamu refused to answer the familiar used in sharing the 52 billionaires at 20,000-each for beneficiaries. An agitated Wukucha head accused Kiyamu of disrespecting the National Assembly and accusing the last Assembly of being corrupt. And we're ready, as much as we're ready to work with the system, we're ready to clay them, but not on the grounds of putting something on the table, not granting some people fair hearing, because I would like us to try and fair hearing, since you have been running away from it, for people, for Nigerians to know what really happened. Because I wouldn't like any person to be holding them, because this thing had the subject of debate here and there. What happened to the 52 billion? What happened here? But here is here, and it's our responsibility to find out. So Mr. President of the Senate, I'm of the opinion so strongly that he has to tell us what really happened, but not here. We have to keep it down a little bit. We're not saying that we're not going to clay him. This is a house that can reconvert at any point. You can even call for an emergency and we'll reconvert, because we would not like to know what happened at the last administration where some people felt that the president was in charge, and so many other things were happening out there. We wouldn't take it this time around. We want a situation, we hold you accountable from the onset. Since Mr. President has started showing us the right hand, we must follow along that side to make sure that we work with him in that right hand as well. Therefore, Mr. President of the Senate, I'm of the opinion that we hold this down a little bit, and I move a motion that we suspend forthwith this nomination and wait until this is left, so that you can freely work in our environment and tell Nigerians, I have perfectly done well because this record has been put straight. That is my submission, Mr. President. I rest my case. Senate president, Gotswila Pabio thereafter subjected the motion to a voice vote, both lawmakers were divided on the matter. The vote motion was moved and seconded. The senators could not reach a conclusion forcing Gotswila Pabio to ask that they go into a closed-off session for further deliberations. Very ably moved by Senator Darlinton Wokochia that in view of Section 88 of the 1B of the Constitution, which mandates the National Assembly to go ahead and look into the conduct of affairs of any person, authority or ministry, and where such a person refuses and deliberately stays away, letting the National Assembly do its work. And in view of the fact that this nominee rejected the summons of both the House of Representatives, the Senate, that I do support that this nominee should be stepped down pending when he decides that the National Assembly has that right to inquire into the workings of a minister and his ministry. I so second. This week, colleagues, emotion has been moved and seconded that this Senate do resolve into a closed-session to iron out some issues of national consent. Those who are in support of this closed-session has moved to say aye. Those who are against saying aye. The ayes have it. The Senate will now revert to a closed-session. The press will leave us and the nominee will leave us for a while while we discuss. Hello, hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.