APC Senator Frowns At Senates Approach To Take-a-bow-and-go Screening

A former Ekiti lawmaker and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) Senator Ayodele Arise, has urged the Senate to review its adoption of the ‘take-a-bow-and-go’ approach to ministerial screenings.

Brand News Day Nigeria reports that Senator Arise made the call on Saturday,  13 December, 2025, while speaking as a guest on an Arise TV programme.

Senator Arise, while speaking at Arise TV as a guest, weighed in on domestic legislative matters, particularly the Senate’s adoption of the ‘take-a-bow-and-go’ approach in screening ambassadorial nominees.

While he did not fault the procedure adopted by the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, he argued that more rigorous engagement during screenings would help lawmakers better assess the competence of nominees for sensitive diplomatic assignments.

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He said, “There are two ways to look at that. It is either the President and the security agencies have done a good job of due diligence of the candidates, and the Senators have read their profiles, resumes, achievements and contributions to national development.

“It is a learning process because the fact that you are a Senator doesn’t mean that you know everything. So, the opportunity for engagement, information for people to know their professions and educating the Senators at large has been lost.”

“But many of us will prefer that the Senate ask questions. Let the nominees justify the nomination from Mr President because he himself can’t know every one of them. He is going to rely on the security report and the reference from those who work around him.”