Abbas Balarabe slumps on stage in Senate (watch video)
Abbas Balarabe of Kaduna State, a Ministerial nominee, fainted in the Senate on Wednesday while describing his profile.
He was the second person to be tested for confirmation, but he passed out quickly after taking turns being screened by parliamentarians.
The Sergeant-At-Arms immediately ordered journalists out of the Chambers when he fainted.
Senator Ishaku Abbo of Adamawa North hurried him to the National Assembly Clinic to seek medical assistance.