The Senate, on Wednesday, suspended the confirmation hearing on the nomination of Kingsley Udeh (SAN) as minister following the absence of a mandatory security clearance.

Senate President Godswill Akpabio, who presided over the plenary, announced that the confirmation hearing could not hold until the chamber received the required security report on the nominee.

“The confirmation of the minister-nominee would have been next on the list, but we need security clearance,” Akpabio told his colleagues.