The Senate is currently in a closed-door session to deliberate on the fate of Festus Keyamo, a ministerial nominee from Delta State.
Mr Keyamo’s nomination has divided the Red Chamber over his past comments and actions while serving as a minister of state for labour and employment under former President Muhammadu Buhari.
His screening got off to a rocky start when Darlington Nwokocha, a Labour Party lawmaker from Abia State, raised a point of order shortly after Mr Keyamo finished his introduction.
Citing Section 88 of the Constitution, the senator said Mr Keyamo violated the Constitution in the past by ignoring summons from the two chambers of the National Assembly during the implementation of the Special Public Works Programme of the federal government.
“Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, each House of the National Assembly shall have power by resolution published in its journal or in the Official Gazette of the Government of the Federation to direct or cause to be directed investigation into – any matter or thing with respect to which it has the power to make laws, and the conduct of affairs of any person, authority, ministry or government department charged, or intended to be charged, with the duty of or responsibility for,” the Section reads in part.
