It seems that trouble is not over for Rotimi Amaechi,
the former governor of Rivers state who is set to be
screened by the Senate tomorrow, October 20.

No rest for Rotimi Amaechi
The Committee on Ethics and Public Petitions may have
advised a stay of action on Amaechi’s screening.
Daily Sun reports that the committee, which will
officially present its report to the Senate tomorrow,
made the recommendation based on the difficulty of his
case.
One of the members of the committee led by Senator
Samuel Anyanwu disclosed that members took into
consideration the white paper submitted to it by the
Rivers state government, which accused the former
governor of corruption.

In addition to that, the senator said the committee
considered the advantages and disadvantages of other
petitions against Amaechi.
The insider said: “ We made some recommendations on the
case and that of other nominees. We felt that there should
be a stay of action on the screening until some issues are
addressed. ”
Anyanwu also wondered: “ Why are you people always
interested in Amaechi’s case? There are other petitions
before the committee. We have other ministerial nominees
that have been written petitions against. All the petitions
will be submitted on Tuesday. That is all I can tell you. We
are meeting tomorrow (today) to conclude on the final
report.
“I am sure that by Tuesday, it will be ready. I cannot tell
you what we are going to submit to the Senate. There is
nothing I can tell you. By Tuesday, you will hear about the
report when it will be presented to the Senate. We ought to
have finalised the issue by the weekend. But I travelled to
my state. I just came back today (yesterday). Everything
will be handled all together. We have invited the nominee
from Sokoto state. She will appear before the committee
tomorrow (today). Her own report will be ready too by
Tuesday,” he said.

Supporters of the former governor who are close friends
of President Muhammadu Buhari, are said to have
impressed on the senators that denial to screen and
confirm Amaechi by the leadership of the Senate will be
seen as sabotage.
Seemingly identifying the result of the committee’s
probe, Amaechi wrote to the leadership of the Senate
counseling it to discountenance the white paper
accusing him, saying that it lacked the force of law.
The Senate will on October 20, Tuesday, commence the
screening of the remaining 18 ministerial appointees ,
the majority of whom were in the second list the
president sent.
Those to be screened are: Khadija Bukar Abba Ibrahim,
Claudius Omoleye Daramola, Anthony Anwuka, Geoffrey
Onyeama, Brig-Gen MM Dan-Ali, James Ocholi and
Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, Okechukwu Enelamah,
Muhammadu Bello, Mustapha Baba Shehuri, Aisha
Abubakar, Heineken Lokpobiri, Adamau Adamu, Isaac
Adewole, Usani Usani Uguru and Abubakar Bwari Bawa.