Ministerial Screening: Why Senate Must Confirm Rotimi Amaechi

A political and civic-action group called Move on Nigeria has urged the Senate to confirm the former governor of Rivers state, Rotimi Amaechi, as minister.

Ex Governor, Rotimi Amaechi

The group noted that the former governor deserved the appointment given his role in the emergence of the new dispensation.

The national coordinator of the group, Clem Aguiyi, in a statement in Abuja said: “Former Governor Amaechi worked tirelessly for this era including taking some personal risks. During the period we were opposed to each other and luckily for him his side won the election. If the President needs him as part of the cabinet’s team, his nomination should be allowed to go through. I don’t  think President Buhari should be denied any tool he needs to work  or be given an excuse to fail.”

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Following the controversies surrounding the case of Amaechi’s screening, it has been provided that the procedure may be finally carried out on Tuesday, October 20.

Senator Sam Anyanwu, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, gave an update after the meeting on Monday, October 19, in Abuja. He disclosed that the body would submit its report on the petition against Amaechi’s nomination on Tuesday, October 20.

In the same vein, Dele Momodu, a veteran journalist and CEO of popular magazine, Ovation International said the former governor of Rivers state is a great political strategist.

Momodu took to his twitter handle to shower praises on the former governor, highlighting his achievements.

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