Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vivian Okeke, bowing before the Nigerian senate
One of President Muhamamdu Buhari's Ambassadorial nominee, Vivian
Okeke, who faced Nigerian Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, at the
National Assembly in the ongoing ambassadorial screening, reportedly
faltered when she was asked to sing the national anthem before the
people assembled.
According to reports, Mrs Okeke was asked by Monsurat Summonu, the
chairman of the committee to sing the National Assembly, the
ambassadorial nominee during the recital, could not recite the last
stanza of the National Anthem but was aided by Senator James Manager, a
member of the committee.
Present at the meeting for the screening were Monsurat Summonu, the
committee chairman, Shehu Sanni, representing Kaduna Central senatorial
district, James Manager, representing Delta South senatorial district
and Ita Enang, Senior Special Assistant to President and the 47 nominees
among others.
Mrs Okeke was the first nominee to be screened out of the 47
ambassadorial nominees, and as at the time of filing this report, the
screening of the ambassadorial nominees is still ongoing.
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