Tension Mounts As Amaechi Knows Fate in Today's Ministerial Screening

Former Rivers State governor and Ministerial nominee, Rotimi Amaechi, will today know his fate when the Senate sits for a continuation of the Ministerial screening. 

 
Former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi

 

The Senate will today, Tuesday, October 20, take a stand on the case of the former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, who is one of the ministerial candidates sent to the Senate by President Muhammadu Buhari for screening and confirmation.

He was among the first batch of the 21 nominees sent to the Senate by the President on September 30 for confirmation, however, while the rest other first batch nominees were screened and confirmed by the Senate, the former Rivers State governor had his screening postponed twice.

The postponement was caused by the petition written against Amaechi by a Rivers State-based anti corruption group, 'The Integrity Group,' which accused Amaechi of financial fraud to the tune of N70 billion while in office as the state governor.

 

It is expected that the Senate would consider the report and adopt it first before continuing with the screening of the remaining nominees.

Besides Amaechi, the Senate could not also screen Barrister Adebayo Shittu (Oyo State nominee) who was also among the first batch of the nominees.