Senate Majority Leader Opeyemi Bamidele and Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs Chairman Yemi Adaramodu stress that the screening will be comprehensive and that candidates won’t be able to simply “take a bow and go” without answering any questions.

The former Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, firmly disagrees and believes that the method won’t alter all that much.

An anonymous senator who spoke with Vanguard concurs with Abaribe, noting the list’s heavy composition of former governors, senators, and House of Representatives members could lead to a lax screening process.

Adaramodu declared, “This time, the screening will be very thorough,” detailing that they’ll evaluate nominees’ experience, character, personality, and background, but made clear there would still be instances of the “take-a-bow-and-go” protocol.

On the other hand, Abaribe argued that the screening won’t be different, stating, “Nothing has changed to give any signal of a change in methodology.”

Senators Bamidele and Adaramodu promise a thorough evaluation of the ministerial nominees, ensuring their qualifications to carry out the positions adequately notwithstanding differences of opinion.

Distinguished individuals including former governors Nasir El-Rufai, Nyesom Wike, Abubakar Badaru, and Dave Umahi are among the nominees for ministerial positions, in addition to other well-known politicians.

Both the public and the senators have great expectations for the screening, which will commence on Monday, July 31.