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Nigeria - Senators of the All Progressive Congress on Wednesday kicked against the submission of a petition against ex Rivers governor Rotimi Amaechi for ministerial nomination by president Muhammadu Buhari.
George Sekibo (PDP- Rivers East) during plenary raised a point of order to tell the Senate that he had a petition from his constituents against Mr. Amaechi’s nomination and asked that he be allowed to submit the petition before the Senate.
But Mr. Sekibo’s announcement met resistance from All Progressives Congress Senators who instantly kicked with shouts of “no no no”.
The situation resulted in a shouting match between APC and PDP Senators, with the former bloc opposing the latter’s insistence on that the petition be laid for hearing.
However Senate President, Bukola Saraki, intervened, calling for “order!”
He allowed Mr. Sekibo to proceed with the submission of the petition.
In his remarks following the drama, he said the Senate had no reason to avoid hearing of public petitions brought by legislators in respect of the screening of the ministerial nominees.
George Sekibo (PDP- Rivers East) during plenary raised a point of order to tell the Senate that he had a petition from his constituents against Mr. Amaechi’s nomination and asked that he be allowed to submit the petition before the Senate.
But Mr. Sekibo’s announcement met resistance from All Progressives Congress Senators who instantly kicked with shouts of “no no no”.
The situation resulted in a shouting match between APC and PDP Senators, with the former bloc opposing the latter’s insistence on that the petition be laid for hearing.
However Senate President, Bukola Saraki, intervened, calling for “order!”
He allowed Mr. Sekibo to proceed with the submission of the petition.
In his remarks following the drama, he said the Senate had no reason to avoid hearing of public petitions brought by legislators in respect of the screening of the ministerial nominees.