The Senate will no longer have its plenary slated for Wednesday. This was contained in a statement by acting clerk, Nelson Oyewoh, who revealed that the senate will now meet on Thursday.
This means there will not be any confirmation hearing for any ministerial nominee today.
It will be recalled that only two of nominees were screened on thursday: Adebayo Shittu and Khadija Bukar Abba Ibrahim, a member of the House of Representatives. The screening of Professor Claudius Daramola from Ondo State, was postponed.
Sixteen of the 36 ministerial nominees are still waiting to be heard by the Senate, as the Senate spokesman, Dino Melaye said the screening exercise would stretch till Wednesday next week.
This is an indicator that every Nigerian waiting to watch how the screening of former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi will go, will now need to wait till Thursday this week.
The reason the senate countermanded its own resolution to meet at 10 am on Wednesday was not stated, when it was adjourning some minutes before 2pm on Tuesday.
Some however, believed the change was connected with the Code of Conduct Tribunal case in which Senate President is being tried for false declaration of assets.
The lawyers handling his briefs were unable to get a court of Appeal ruling stopping the CCT trial on Monday. The Court of Appeal said it would communicate its judgement date.
