The Senate President of Nigeria, Godswill Akpabio has cautioned the lawmaker representing Enugu West District in the National Assembly, Osita Ngwu for complimenting the beauty of Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu during a ministerial screening on the floor of the upper legislative chamber on Wednesday.
DAILY GIST reports that Bianca, like six other ministerial nominees screened by the Senate, read her credentials before the red chamber and was subsequently quizzed by the lawmakers.
The lawyer, businesswoman and beauty pageant titleholder was screened for the post of Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.
When Akpabio opened the floor for questions, Sen Osita Ngwu started by applauding Bianca’s beauty to which he attracted a rebuke.
“Mr President, the beautiful nominee standing before us,” the lawmaker said.
“Restrict yourself to the resume. Forget this word beautiful,” Akpabio interjected jocularly.
“She didn’t put in the CV that she is beautiful,” he added.
The conversation between Ngwu and Akpabio caused a ripple of laughter among Senators.
Ngwu thereafter proceeded to laud the profile and competence of the nominee.
On his part, Enyinnaya Abaribe, the Senator representing Abia South District, said Biance’s competence and ability to perform was not in doubt.
He also commended President Bola Tinubu for nominating the “mother” of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) as a minister. “By bringing an APGA person to be a minister has already started a unity government and national integration,” Abaribe said.
The nominee was subsequently asked to take a bow.
