The Nigerian Senate, on Wednesday, confirmed Musiliu Obanikoro as a federal minister despite allegations he may have played a role election fraud in Ekiti State.
As a former senator himself, the Senate allowed Mr. Obanikoro to “take a bow and go”, without answering questions, a privilege reserved for former federal lawmakers.
Before Wednesday’s confirmation, the Senate had deferred its approval of Obanikoro’s nomination as a minister after he was named recently in a leaked tape as a principal actor in Ekiti state’s governorship election rigging in 2014.
The tape sparked national outrage.
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