Wednesday, 4 November 2015

PDP LEGISLATORS REFUSED AMAECHI AS A MINISTER


Last Thursday, the People's Democratic Party members in the Upper House of the National Assembly in Nigeria declined to give their support to the appointment of an Ex-Governor of River State Rotimi Amaechi.

The refusal by the senators in confirming his appointment was as a result of the allegation levied against him by the Rivers State Government, of gross mismanagement of public fund and resources while in office. As a result of which the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions gave their recommendation after investigating the allegation, and because the case is still in the court; that the former governor should not be confirm as Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The ruling party however confirmed him as the minister after much deliberation. But yesterday 3rd of November 2015 when the legislators seat again and the Senate President asked a member of the opposition party to second the motion for the adoption of last proceeding, the legislator refused to do so on the ground that he was not present at the time the motion was adopted. The members of the ruling party, APC , adopted the last  proceedings while the opposition party refused to do same.


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