There was a mild drama on Wednesday at the National Assembly, Abuja during the screening of an 82-year-old ambassadorial nominee whose name was forwarded to the Senate for screening and confirmation by President Muhammadu Buhari.
National Assembly, Abuja
An 82 year old ambassadorial nominee identified as Justice Sylvanus Nsofor, reportedly caused drama on Wednesday during his screening by members of the Nigerian Senate committee on Foreign Affairs in Abuja.
According to The Nation, the ambassadorial nominee vehemently refused to recite the National Anthem as requested by members of the committee who were left speechless as Justice Nsofor (rtd) argued with them.
It was gathered that a member of the committee, Senator Gbenga Ashafa (Lagos East), asked Justice Nsofor a couple of questions which included to recite the National Anthem.
Apparently exhausted by the argument of the nominee and his seeming determination not to recite the anthem, the committee asked Nsofor to take a bow and go.
Justice Sylvanus A Nsofor, a nominee from Imo State, was born on March 17, 1935 in Oguta, Imo State.
He was a one-time Judge of the High Court of Nigeria, Justice of the Court of Appeal, and Lecturer in Law, Holborn College of Law, London.
It is not yet clear whether the committee will recommend the confirmation of Justice Nsofor.