Every ministerial nominee must be endorsed by at least two senators from their state, the senate ruled on Thursday after deliberating on the procedures for the screening which commences on Tuesday.

Except there is last-minute realignment of forces, some of the ministerial nominees may not scale through.

Rotimi Amaechi (pictured), former governor of Rivers state, has been openly antagonised by the three PDP senators from his state.

It is also believed that Babatunde Fashola, former governor of Lagos state, may be affected by the proviso, which is not new but had been used in the past to disqualify certain nominees.

Fashola is not thought to be a nominee of Bola Tinubu whom the three APC senators from Lagos state are loyal to.

According to Dino Melaye, spokesman of the senate, the upper chamber would adopt constitutional provisions and conventions of the senate as modalities for screening the nominees.

Melaye said the senate would apply section 147 of the Nigerian constitution‎, which states a nominee must be an indigene of one of the 36 states of the federation, in the exercise.

He also disclosed that the senate would use section 14(3‎) of the 1999 constitution, which stipulates that a nominee must be eligible by age and academic qualification to be confirmed as a minister.

The adhoc senate spokesman said the ministerial nominees would also show prove of asset declaration at the code of conduct bureau in the process.

He said former lawmakers who are nominees would be given preference in line with the conventions of the senate‎.

However, he added that the preference did not imply they would take “a bow and go”.

‎Melaye announced that all the ministerial nominees must submit at least 105 copies of their curriculum vitae to the senate before October 12.




https://www.thecable.ng/new-hurdle-amaechi-fashola-senate-rules-two-senators-must-endorse-nominee

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Change Is real

Amaechi is finished.He must reap what he sowed.You cant betray your people and go scot free. Karma is really a bitchhh ooooo

rubbish post, how many senators endorsed Obanikoro

RIP Amaechi!!!

*faints* Meanwhile





Well today is my birthday but I won't beg for likes unlike some people.

i trust sekibo to do d needful

why is there no section of the law to back the "at least two senators"

guess Ameachi was once a lawmaker

the three senators are all PDP and you don't expect them to accept Ameachi nomination

I belief he will go through

Nigeria is bigger than 'his people'. The sooner you accept that Ameachi did what he did for Nigeria and not the ND, the easier you will sleep at night because it will take more than a resurrected senate rule to stop the Lion of Ubima.

Your statement suggests that you wanted Ameachi to support that corrupt administration just because he and Jonathan hailed from the same region, regardless of the effect the looting and mismanagement would have on the quality your life and that of all other Nigerians.

Wonders shall never end.

figment232:
Amaechi is finished.He must reap what he sowed.You cant betray your people and go scot free. Karma is really a bitchhh ooooo

Amaechi, & Fashola are Nigeria Premier coded thiefs.

Principal financiers of PMB election.

Rigging lords!

There's always a way around every rule. It worked for Koro.

It is the responsibility of every Nigerian to pressure those leaders you put into office to do the right thing. The E-minions on this fourm will come support their pay master we have to stand up and throw stones and knock them out. They taunted you and said they will steal because we won't do nothing. All of them are laughing at us we must show them our power we outnumber them.
Stand up for your rights!

Amaechi in a hot soup..though he would rather not face the screening,because his asset declaration go be bomb,and any attempt to forge it will just land him in jail.Baba just put him name knowing fully well he will not scale through.

Amaechi and Baba Fash will be made ministers before any other person.

senators wey nor sabi sing national anthem...yeye dey smell.

Ameachi o. E don red for oga Judas

Amaechi will be a minister. Forget these unnecessary thrashy talks.

Wike should prepare a very potent otapiapia.

Suicide is sure for him.

Waste of time! Amaechi Is Already A Minister!

AND PMB IS WITH THE SENATE ON THIS.,I GUESS...
I WEEP FOR AMECHI AND FASHOLA.,THE FULANI HAVE USED THEM AND ABOUT TO DISPOSE THEM JUST LIKE A SANITARY PAD !!

If the APC senators agree to this one then I will agree with the wailing wailers that they are still learning politics. PDP will use this technique to screen out some apc loyalists like amaechi and Fashola. A rule which they jetissoned for obanoikoro to scale through. APC shouldn't just maga around o! Anyway I bet before next week that rule would be discarded. APC is in power still.

Amaechi how market?

I don't care about your confirmation anyway. All I know is that you have a case to answer to the Rivers people.

figment232:
Amaechi is finished.He must reap what he sowed.You cant betray your people and go scot free. Karma is really a bitchhh ooooo

who finish him, nothing change, that has be d convention for screening of nominees, and that rules never stand, ask mark and obanikoro whether it wil work

Bitterleafsoup:
It is the responsibility of every Nigerian to pressure those leaders you put into office to do the right thing. The E-minions on this fourm will come support their pay master we have to stand up and throw stones and knock them out. They taunted you and said they will steal because we won't do nothing. All of them are laughing at us we must show them our power we outnumber them.
Stand up for your rights!

If only sycophants will understand

list of ministers wahala, screening of ministers another wahala. Naija I hail.

Haters want it or not, Ameachi and Fashola will be minister under this administration

This space cost #1000,000/day

The senators are not callous like that nah.

Ameachi don enter am.... him enemies plenty like fish for ocean

Nor be naija we dey?

K

Take politicians serious on your own. I am sure fashola will have smooth ride, but ameachi might have some initial challenges. That is why fayose is smarter , because he believes that if fayemi is rejected , the state will lose that slot to another. They are just fighting for individual supremacy.