Former Rivers State Governor Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi (CON) was parrying yesterday an attempt to stop his confirmation for minister.
Amaechi, who was also Director General,
Buhari Campaign Organisation, was one of the 21 ministerial nominees
unveiled on Wednesday by Senate President Bukola Saraki.
Three senators from Rivers State –
George Thompson Sekibo (Rivers East), Olaka Nwogu (Rivers South-East)
and Osinakachukwu Ideazu (Rivers West) – submitted an 88-page petition
to the Senate against the nomination and confirmation of Amaechi as
minister.
The petition, written by a
Non-Governmental Organisation, “The Integrity Group”, based in Port
Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, was submitted to the Senate by
Sekibo on behalf of the other senators.
Entitled, “Petition against ministerial
nominee: Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi: Demand to withdraw and reject his
nomination and appointment on the ground of corruption, criminal breach
of trust, unlawful enrichment and conversion of over N70 billion Rivers
peoples’ monies by the former governor of Rivers State, Sekibo said it
was endorsed one Mr. Livingstone Wechie on behalf of the group and thousands
of others.
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