Following the Senate inability to undertake the screening process of Rotimi Amaechi, the former governor of Rivers state, Sahara Reporters has disclosed the real reason for the postponement of the clearing.
The screening of the former governor has been shifted twice, the second time because the Senate committee on ethics, privileges, and public petitions was powerless to submit a full report on the exceptional petitions against the appointee.
There were also other suppositions that there is a court directive against Amaechi from Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers state, from incumbent governor Nyesome Wike.
However, an assistant of Amaechi discharged the existence of such an order, saying: “Nobody has seen any court order. It is rumored but no one has seen it.”
He also accepted that, meanwhile, that “the matter allegations of corruption by governor Wike is in court,” and “preventing the Senate from entertaining petitions” against him.
Some insiders within the APC say that governor Wike has been corrupting the lawmakers to protest Amaechi’s appointment as a minister.
The source claims that, as a result of governor Wike’s attempts, the screening of the former governor continues to be shifted from fear that his effort at getting screened successfully might be dissatisfied.
Another reason is due to growing opposition against Amaechi within the ranks of the ruling party.
At the same time Nigerians can’t wait for the screening of the popular governor:
#MinisterialScreening the Senate should just fast track amaechi’s Screening, by popular demand, can’t wait for that action film.
— el’SIRdeeq (@ElSirdeeq99) October 13, 2015
Rotimi Amaechi will be okay….He’s a politician who speaks the same language as the people in that room. At the end it’ll be a family meeting.
— Day 550 of Abduction (@yinkanubi) October 14, 2015
#AdForumCo #MinisteralScreening Nigerians be waiting for Rotimi Amaechi and Babatunde Fashola like pic.twitter.com/H2xzwRnQC1
— AdForumCo ✍ (@AdForumCo) October 13, 2015
The upper legislative chamber has October 15, stated that appeals against Amaechi would not prevent his clearing and confirmation for ministerial post.
