The Senate has confirmed the immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, as minister on Monday.Wike after reeling out his Curriculum Vitae and achievements, noted that his passion for Nigeria propelled him to accept the ministerial offer.
He said, “I accepted the offer to serve as a ministerial nomination because of my passion to serve Nigeria.”Meanwhile, the lawmakers representing River State represented by Senator Barinada Mpigi ( PDP, Rivers Southeast) during the screening told Nigerians that Wike was the best in the state.“His Excellency former Governor Nyesom Wike is our best in Rivers State. He is our leader and role model,” he added.
After his statement,“Distinguished senators, we employ that you should let him just take a bow and go.“His resume is insufficient to enumerate the works that he has done.”The Senate President, GodsWill Akpabio, thereafter, told him to take a bow and leave 
The former Rivers governor was part of the first set of ministerial nominees Tinubu forwarded to the Senate.It has earlier been reported that the Senate will commence the screening of the ministerial nominees submitted to it by President Bola Tinubu.
