Kaduna ministerial nominee, Balarabe Abbas has collapsed during screening.
NewsOnline Nigeria reports that Abbas Balarabe, the ministerial nominee from Kaduna State, collapsed while undergoing his Senate screening.
This Nigeria news platform understands that after Balarabe concluded his presentation before the lawmakers, he suddenly collapsed as one of the Kaduna senators was commending his efforts.
Following Balarabe’s collapse, Senate President GodsWill Akpabio raised his voice, urgently ordering, “Retrieve water and sugar! Dial Dr. Musa.”
Immediately afterward, Akpabio convened a closed-door session.
Balarabe was nominated as a replacement for the former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai.
The Senate goes into an emergency closed-door session after Balarabe Abbas Lawal, the ministerial nominee from Kaduna, slumps during his screening.#CTVTweets#ChannlesTVNews pic.twitter.com/o0D6C1Wsez
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