The Nigerian Senate has cleared Senator Musiliu Obanikoro as a Minister of the Federal republic after weeks of stalling due to his alleged involvement in a controversial leaked recording about the Ekiti rigging saga.
The Senate approved Mr. Obanikoro's nomination as a minister, Wednesday, after repeated deferments, despite protests from senators from Lagos State, Mr. Obanikoro's home state, and other opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, who had vowed to stop the clearance over the Ekiti scandal.
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.
APC lawmakers responded by walking out of the session in protest.

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