How Amaechi Caused Confusion At The Senate Today

Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, the Former Rivers State Governor and ex-Minister of Transportation, has today caused confusion at the Senate during the ministerial screening.

After he was introduced, senators were deliberating on whether Amaechi should be allowed to leave or entertain questions from the lawmakers.

While some of the senators disagreed with the motion to let him leave, others saw it as a perfect decision by the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan on the ground that he (Amaechi) was a former lawmaker.

Addressing the House, Lawan said, “I think the gesture should be extended to all lawmakers from the State House of Assembly, the House of Representatives and the Senate.

“We are not doing this for him, we are not doing him a favour. We had even discussed this before he came in. He had served as the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly for eight years. And I think he should take a bow.”

In the same vein, the Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe said Amaechi should take a bow on the ground that he “was a Speaker of the House of Assembly for eight years under the Peoples Democratic Party.

“He was a Governor for eight years on the platform of the PDP and Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum on the PDP platform. The PDP DNA runs in him.”

After addressing the house again, the Senate President asked Amaechi to take a bow amid objection from some lawmakers.