Ministering screening: Rotimi Amaechi yet to be screened

The Senate,Tuesday, failed to screen the former governor of Rivers State,Rotimi Amaechi along other first batch of ministerial nominees
The screening of the former Director General of Buhari Presidential Campaign Organisation was deferred till Wednesday. The inability of the Senate to screen Amaechi was due to the inability of the Senate Committee on Ethics and Public Petition to submit report of clearance on after his appearance before the committee on Monday.

Rotimi Amaechi

Amaechi appeared before the committee the previous day to defend himself following petitions of alleged corrupt acts against him by some groups from his state.

However, the committee cleared another nominee,Mrs Amina Ibrahim,who was equally petitioned against by some persons from Kaduna State on allegation that she was not an indigene of the State.

Chairman of the ethics committee,Senator Chris Anyanwu, explained that Mrs Ibrahim was cleared given that the petition against her was on the basis that she was nominated from Kaduna State when she was actually an indigene of Gombe State.

He said the committee found out that she was nominated from Gombe and not from Kaduna State,contrary to the petition, which insinuated that she was nominated to represent Kaduna State.

CHIBUIKE ROTIMI AMAECHI'S CV

Full Names

Chibuike Rotimi AMAECHI

DOB 

27th  May, 1965

Religion 

-Christian Catholic

Marital Status

Married to Judith and blessed with three Sons.
-Born in Ubima, Ikwerre LG of Rivers State

Background

-Raised in Diobu neighbourhood of Port Harcourt.

Education

-Govt Secondary School, Okolobiri
-B.A. Degree in English and Comparative Literature from Uniport 1987
-NYSC 1988

Public Sector

-Assistant at Pamo Clinic and Hospitals Limited

Offices Held

-Active member of the National Union of Rivers State students NURSS and National Association of Nigerian Students NANS.
-Secretary, Defunct Nigerian Republican Convention, Ikwerre Local Government Area
-State Caretaker Committee Secretary, Democratic  Party of Nigeria.
-Special Assistant to then Rivers State Deputy Governor 1992 – 1994
-Speaker, Rivers State House of Assembly
-Chairman, Conference of Speakers
-Governor, Rivers State 2007 – 2015
-Chairman, Nigerian Governor’s Forum
-Director General, All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Committee

Achievements and Awards

-Commander of the Order of the Niger CON
-Knight of St. Johns Order

Trend Setting

-General Infrastructure development, Construction of 21stCentury Schools, Monorail, Roads, Power Plants and Bridges.
-He is widely seen as improving the general living conditions of the people of Rivers State while he served as Speaker and particularly as Governor.

Organizations and Associations

-Political Party- All Progressive Congress (APC)
-Alumni -UniPort 

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