The ministerial nomination of former Rivers state governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has been petitioned by 13 Peoples Democratic Party members of the House of Representatives from Rivers State.
On Friday, the Rivers legislators submitted their petition to the Office of the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki.
The petitioners are Betty Apiafi; Kingsley Chinda; Gogo Tamuno; Kenneth Chikere; Blessing Nsiegbe; Jacobson Nbina; Dumnamene Dekor; Awaji – Inombek Abiante; Uche Obi; Randolph Brown; Boniface Emerengwa; Jerome Eke; and Boma Goodhead.
Stating in the petition, the legislators implored the Senate to disqualify Amaechi, owing to the fact that series of corruption allegations have been made against him.
It was alleged in the petition that Amaechi sold government property during his tenure as a governor and he also showed disrespect for the rule of law.
The petition read in part: “We, the Rivers State Caucus of the House of Representatives, have read with concern and utter disappointment, the nomination by President Muhammadu Buhari of Mr. Rotimi Amaechi as Rivers’ ministerial nominee and we deem it necessary to place on record that we vehemently protest the said nomination of Mr. Amaechi.
“We believe that the war against corruption should be complete, total and nobody with a taint of corruption should be allowed to hold public office, not even on sympathy or compensatory grounds.
“This is the reason the country waited patiently for about four months for Mr. President to painstakingly and very meticulously choose persons that are without blemish.”
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