Ministerial nomination: Senate screens Lalong, Oyetola, Bagudu, 10 others

<p>The Senate on Friday continued the ministerial screening of nominees on the second batch list submitted by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu</p>, <p>No fewer than 9 nominees, including 5 former governors, scaled the screening hurdle while former Senators were given the parliamentary privilege to take a bow and go.</p>, <p>Responding to questions posted at him, Lagos nominee Dr Tunji Alausa stressed the need for both the government at all levels and the private sector to partner in providing massive infrastructural development in the sector.</p>, <p>He noted that the only way to stop the brain drain in the health sector, popularly called “Japa,” is to provide an enabling environment to health practitioners. He said that everything is not about money, but when there are adequate infrastructures and enabling empowerment, no health provider would wish to leave his country because they are trained to take care of humanity.</p>, <p>Also, talking about the negligence of medical practitioners in the course of their duties, he lamented that unlike what is obtainable abroad, National Health Council is no longer functioning.</p>, <p>According to him, ” It is the responsibility of the medical board to take up any case of negligence on the part of health workers, but regrettably, it is no longer working. That is why cases of negligence are not been addressed,” he stressed.</p>, <p>Also, another nominee, who is also the former governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, while answering questions on the spate of insecurity in the country, stressed the need to give traditional rulers in the country constitutional role to be part of security architecture in order to tackle issues relating to insecurity at there various domain.</p>, <p>He noticed that security is not all about shooting, but there is insecurity caused by religious and ethnic issues, which can be best addressed by diplomacy and dialogue with traditional rulers.</p>, <p>The Senate has so far screened a total of 41 nominees, while the remaining 7 nominees would be screened