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The Nigerian Senate will today
resume the screening of ministerial nominees, which is expected to last for two
days. Eighteen
nominees were screened last week before the Senate shifted the exercise to
Tuesday.
One
of the nominees expected to be screened include the former Governor of Rivers
State, Mr Chibuike Amaechi, whose screening was shifted due to a petition
against him, filed by a group in Rivers State over allegations of corruption
and criminal breach of trust.
The
petition was forwarded to the Senate Committee on Ethics Privileges and Public
Petitions which is expected to submit its findings to the Senate before
the screening begins on Tuesday.
The
chairman of the committee, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, told reporters at the end of
the committee’s meeting on Monday that the report of the petition against the
nomination of Mr Amaechi would be submitted at plenary on Tuesday.
Mr
Amaechi was billed to be screened last week but the Senate could not proceed
with his screening, as the committee could not submit its report.
A
federal lawmaker, Senator Abdulfatai Buhari, however, told Channels Television
that the Senate would not allow political sentiments interfere with the
screening of Mr Amaechi.
The
first list of nominees was sent to the Senate on September 30 by President
Muhammadu Buhari while a second list was sent on October 12.
The Senate President, Dr.
Bukola Saraki, had said that the Senate would adopt measures that are in line with
the provisions of the Constitution in carrying out the screening exercise.
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