Not Wike, check out the two ministerial nominees that impressed Rufai Oseni

On-air personality and co-host of Arise TV's Morning show, Rufai Oseni has commended Betta Edu for exhibiting intelligence during her ministerial screening on Monday, July 31.

Speaking on the Whats Trending segment of the Morning show on Tuesday, August 1, Rufai said the ministerial nominee and Edu, the national women leader of the All Progressives Congres (APC) who is the youngest of the 28 selected by President Tinubu had done a "good job".

Also fingered for praise was a former member of the House of Representatives, Honourable Nkiru Onyejiocha.

"Kudos to Betta, kudos to you my sister. You took all your questions right. You did a good job. In the affirmative, you had a grasp of the issues they were asking you. And also the NAPTIP lady, kudos to you madam. You didn't take it as a joke," Riufai said.

The Senate began the screening of Ministerial Nominees sent to it last week by President Bola Tinubu for subsequent confirmation.

With the commencement, fourteen out of the twenty-eight nominees that were screened, even as out of the fourteen, seven were asked to take a bow and go, with others drilled for some minutes where they were asked questions relating to security, infrastructure, and issue of date of birth, among others.

Listed for screening in the Order Paper were Sen. Abubakar S.Kyari – Borno State; Abubakar Eshiokpekha Momoh – Edo State; Nyesom Ezenwo Wike – Rivers State; Engr. Prof. Joseph Terlumun Utsev – Benue State; Sen. John Owan Enoh – Cross River State; Hon.(Bar) Bello Muhammad -Sokoto State; Mohammed Badaru Abubakar – Jigawa State and Amb.Yusuf Maitama Tuggar – Bauchi State.

Others were Senator Abubakar Sani Danladi – Taraba State; Barr. Uju-Ken Ohaneye – Anambra State; Hon. (Dr). Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo – Ondo State; Dr. Betta C.Edu Cross River State: Imaan Sulaiman Ibrahim – Nasarawa State; Arch. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa – Katsina State; Chief Uche Geoffrey Nnaji – Enugu State and Stella Erhuvwuoghene Okotete – Delta State, just as Honourable Nkiru Onyejiocha, Abia was added.

Those who enjoyed the bow and go syndrome were a two-term of House of Representatives, Honourable Abubakar Momoh from Etsako Local Government Area of Edo State; Senator Abubakar Kyari, who was in the 8th and 9th Senate and presently the Acting National of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC; former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike; a Senator in the 8th Senate, Senator John Enoh; and the immediate Governor of Jigawa State, Abubakar Badaru.

Others who were asked to take a bow and go were and former Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Nkiru Onyejiocha who represented Isuikwuato/ Umunneochi Federal Constituency, Abia State; former member, House of Representatives and Nigeria Ambassador to Germany, since 2017, Amb. Yusuf Maitama Tuggar.