Senate Excludes Amaechi's Name for Screening

The upper chamber of the National Assembly has again excluded the name of embattled Rivers former Governor, Rotimi Ameachi, from today’s screening.

From the Order Paper of the Senate, it was gathered that only three of the nominees will be appearing before the lawmakers for screening as ministers.

Meanwhile, DAILY POST correspondent reports that there is confusion in the Senate at the first version of the Order Paper had 8 ministerial nominees including Rotimi Amaechi, but was quickly replaced with another one without his name.

The latest one which was circulated exactly as the Senate begins plenary has only the following names:

Barrister Shittu Adebayo

Claudius Omoleye Daramola

Khadija Abba Ibrahim

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Buhari Using EFCC To Fight His Enemies – Ayo Adebanjo

Chief Ayo Adebanjo has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of using his anti-corruption war as vendetta, just like Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo.

Chief Ayo Adebanjo stated that Obasanjo used the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to harass all his political opponents under the guise of fighting corruption.

Adebanjo said this while reacting to an allegation by the Peoples Democratic Party that the EFCC was only probing ex-PDP governors while ex-All Progressives Congress governors like Babatunde Fashola and Rotimi Amaechi, accused of corruption, were being rewarded with ministerial appointments.

“When fighting corruption, you must not be partisan. This particular one looks like a vendetta. He should immediately make amends. This is obviously partisan and I am not happy about that.

“We want a clean country. As Buhari said, if we don’t kill corruption, corruption will kill us. However, it must not look like a vendetta. This was how Obasanjo did during his time. He went after only those that were against his political ambition.

“Things like this could rubbish any anti-corruption campaign.”

Adebanjo further urged the EFCC to investigate the ex-APC governors that had also been accused of corruption so as to ensure balance.

Maxwell Ashiuloka – Abuja

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