Rotimi Amaechi, ex-governor of
Rivers state, was finally screened as a minister for President Muhammadu Buhari
government.
Rotimi Amaechi during the
screening at the Senate.
Amaechi was led into the chamber at about 1.38pm by
Chairman of his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Odigie Oyegun
and Speacial Adviser to the President on National Assembly (Senate), Sen. Ita
Enang.
After responding to questions from about eight All
Progressives Congress senators for about 50 minutes, the ministerial nominee
was finally allowed to take his leave.
However, PDP caucus in the Senate agreed not to ask
Amaechi any question as a result of the petitions pending against his
nomination.
Ex-governor’s name had been omitted from screening
several times mainly owing to “internal politics” and the failure of the senate
committee on ethics, privileges and public petitions to give its review on a probe of
him.
Check out below top quotes of Amaechi during the
screening:
1. “We must improve on the Social Rights of the
people; if you have peace you’ll have investors.”
2. “I have never collected bribe in my life.”
3. “If they send a girl to you to do something for her
and you sleep with the girl, you are corrupt.”
4. “Corruption is difficult to define.”
5. “If we keep to rule of law and keep away impunity,
government will function.”
7. “I was born to fight for my rights.”
8. “Whether I become minister or not, it will be on
record that I once attend the Senate screening.”
In the end, Amaechi left the chamber to shouts of ‘We
don win’ by his numerous supporters in the lobby of the Senate.
20 ministerial nominees have been
screened since the exercise started two weeks ago.
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Source: Naij.com
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