The Senate on Thursday confirmed
former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi as minister of the Federal Republic
of Nigeria amidst protest from the PDP senators who staged a walkout.
A member of the Nigerian Senate
who spoke to Parliamentary Info said the members of the opposition Peoples
Democratic Party decided to stage a walk out due to the unruly behavior of the
ruling All Progressives Congress APC Senators.
During the course of the debate
for the clearance of the former Rivers state governor, Senators from the PDP
had stressed the need for the Senate to suspend the clearance of the former
governor due to the court case pending on his alleged corrupt practices.
Sen. Anyanwu who chaired the
committee on ethics and privileges posited that the stand of the committee was
to suspend the clearance of Rotimi Amaechi pending when the legal issues have
been resolved. This was followed by te shouts of “no, no, no” from the APC
Senators. Senator Olujimi said the clearance of Rotimi Amaechi was a moral
burden not only on the Senate but on the presidency which promised to tackle
the issue of corruption during the electioneering campaings.
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