The Senate on Thursday confirmed the nomination of former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi and
17 others as ministers of the Federal Republic.
Also confirmed on Thursday are – Barr. Adebayo Shittu, Prof. Isaac Adewole, Adijat Abba Ibrahim,
Heineken Lokpobiri, Prof. Claudius Omoleye Daramola, Shehuri Mustapha, Ocholi James, Bawa Bwari,
Geoffrey Onyeama, Hajia Zainab Ahmed and Monsur Mohammed Dan’Ali.
Pastor Usani Usani Uguru, Dr. Okechukwu Enelamah, Prof. Anwuka Anthony, Mohammed Musa Bello,
Adamu Adamu and Aisha Abubakar completed the list.
On Amaechi, Senate President, Bukola Saraki, mandated the Chairman of the Senate Committee on
Ethics, Privilege and Petition, Samuel Anyanwu, to read the committee’s findings and recommendations
to senators.
The report generated heated debate among senators, with Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators
insisting that the upper legislative chamber must comply with the committee’s recommendations.
The PDP senators later walked out of the Senate chamber when it was obvious their All Progressive
Congress ( APC) colleagues are bent on pushing through the ex-governor’s confirmation as minister.