Rotimi Amaechi Confirmed As Minister Of The Federal Republic

The senate yesterday was onintense heat, as the PDP and APC engaged in a heated debate over theconfirmation of the former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi as a ministerof the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The APC senators insisted on going ahead with the confirmation process while the PDP senator staged a walk out of the hallow chamber.

Meanwhile, the minority leader Chief Godswill Obot Akpabio in a statement with news correspondence said the PDP senator did not want to be part of any illegality that was why we left. We are not against any nominee; we are not against Mr. President, we want the president to succeed but we want the rule of law to be maintained.

After all said and done, there was an open floor for the confirmation of the former Governor Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi by the senate leader Bukola Saraki.

Senator Bukola Saraki, also urge all the newly confirmed ministers to work assiduously with the President to make Nigeria proud in dispatching their oversight functions. He also said that they minister will be held accountable with some of the issues put before the house if they fail to carry out their job responsibility with utmost integrity.

The senate also confirmed the appointment of Mohammadu Yakubu as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission alongside 5(five) other commissioners as follows:

Baba Shettima Hassan

Anthonia Okosi

Amina Zakari

Mohammed Mustafa Lekki

Soebi Adedeji Solomon

With the motion was moved by the senate majority leader Ali Ndume. The new INEC chairman also said the use of electronic voting in Nigeria was desirable and inevitable.