The Senate will today, Tuesday, October 20, take a stand on
the case of the former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, who is one of
the ministerial candidates sent to the Senate by President Muhammadu Buhari for
screening and confirmation.
He was among the first batch of the 21 nominees sent to the
Senate by the President on September 30 for confirmation, however, while the
rest other first batch nominees were screened and confirmed by the Senate, the
former Rivers State governor had his screening postponed twice.
The postponement was caused by the petition written against
Amaechi by a Rivers State-based anti corruption group, 'The Integrity Group,'
which accused Amaechi of financial fraud to the tune of N70 billion while in
office as the state governor.
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