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The Senate on Tuesday began the screening of 47 ambassadorial nominees whose names were forwarded to the upper chamber by President Muhammadu Buhari for consideration and confirmation.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs is charged with the responsibility of screening the nominees.
The Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters, Senator Ita Enang, led the nominees to the screening venue.
But it was all drama as some of the nominees failed to recite the National Anthem and Pledge.
One of them could not say the capital of Lagos State as she insisted that the capital of Lagos is Lagos instead of Ikeja.
The nominee was asked to list 12 states and their capitals. She listed Lagos State capital as Lagos.
Her answer threw the audience into a hilarious session that lasted several minutes.
Some others wobbled and fumbled as they laboured to recite the National Anthem and Pledge.
Some of the committee members expressed embarrassment that career diplomats could not recite the country’s National Anthem.
Even when a committee member, Senator James Manager, gave one of the nominees a window of escape, the nominee could still not recite the Pledge.
One of the committee members lamented that “what we saw today shows the quality of those we are sending to represent the country in other countries.”
The screening of the nominees sparked controversy following allegations that the list was lopsided.
Bayelsa, Ebonyi, Plateau and Ondo States Senators kicked against the list alleging irregularities in the compilation of names.
The committee will submit its report to the Senate in plenary for final approval before the list will be sent back to the President.
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