Amaechi Screening Still Unsure As Committee Members Are Divided

STRONG indications emerged Thursday the members of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions are sharply divided.
over the screening of former governor of Rivers state as a minister.
President Muhammadu Buhari submitted the name of Amaechi as one of the first batch of twenty one Ministerial nominees sent to the Senate President for screening and confirmation.
Vanguard gathered that some senators elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP
and members of the Committee are said to be moving against the screening of Amaechi.
Amaechi had on Monday appeared before the Senator Samuel Anyanwu led Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions where he was told that it would amount to subjudice to handle the petition on alleged corruption by integrity group since the case was in court.