Battle over Former Rivers State governor proposed confirmation as minister thickens between APC and PDP

Ahead of the final screening and confirmation of the President Muhammadu Buhari ministerial nominees, senators of the ruling party, APC, and the opposition party, PDP, have drafted out methods in which their set goals will be achieved.

While the senators of the opposition party, PDP,  have resolved to ensure that they frustrate the confirmation of former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, as minister of the federation, the senators of the ruling party, APC, have vowed to ensure that Amaechi, is been confirmed minister today.

According to unconfirmed reports, the PDP senators, are worried that if confirmed minister, Amaechi, will wield so much power if the gubernatorial elections in the state, is to be re-run.

This development, is coming as the report of the Senator Samuel Anyanwu- led Senate Committee on Ethics Privileges and Public Petitions, on petitions against Amaechi, is to be considered today by the house of senate.

It will be recalled that the report was, last Thursday, presented during plenary but was not considered even though Amaechi was screened, where PDP senators refused to ask questions due to anger of the house screening Amaechi who is under investigation for alleged corrupt practices during his tenure as Governor of Rivers State.

The Anyanwu-led committee deliberated on a petition by a Port Harcourt-based group, Integrity Group, over alleged fraud by the former governor.