I Slumped Because I Was Very Tired – Ministerial Nominee Explains Why He Collapsed During Senate Screening

By Rita Elenwo

A minister from Kaduna State, Balarabe Abbas, who slumped during the ministerial screening on Wednesday, says exhaustion was the cause of his collapse while appearing before the Senate.

Recall that President Bola Tinubu, Tuesday, wrote the senate seeking the confirmation of Balarabe alongside two other ministerial nominees.

Balarabe, while speaking with journalists after the incident, says he slumped out of exhaustion.

“I’m alright now. I’ve been treated, and I’m alright now. It was basically exhaustion.”

Balarabe, shortly after he concluded his introduction, collapsed, with the senate president, Godswill Akpabio, calling for a closed-door session.

He was later confirmed by the Senate alongside Dr. Jamila Ibrahaim and Ayodele Olawande.