The Presidency has said that the special privilegeaccorded some ministerial nominees by the Senate in the ongoing screening isproper and in line with global parliamentary tradition. Contrary to expectations, the Senate did not grillformer federal and state lawmakers during the screening. Female nominees and individuals that are leaders ofthe All Progressives Congress have been spared. The President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, hasconsistently justified the practice, claiming it was also done in advanceddemocracies. The Senior Special Assistant to the President onNational Assembly Matters Senate, Ita Enang said the red chamber had donenothing wrong by adopting such practice. Enang said a former Minister of State forAviation, Hadi Sirika, who was a member of both the House ofRepresentatives and the Senate should not have been questioned.