{"id":42923,"date":"2015-10-15T14:34:55","date_gmt":"2015-10-15T13:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=42923"},"modified":"2015-10-15T14:34:55","modified_gmt":"2015-10-15T13:34:55","slug":"senate-screens-amaechi-8-others-tuesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/senate-screens-amaechi-8-others-tuesday\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate screens Amaechi, 8 others, Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1444914609018_6552\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite the initial hiccups, Ex Rivers Governor, Rotimi Amaechi will be screened next Tuesday by the Senate.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1444914609018_6557\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amaechi&#8217;s screening was stalled twice by a petition from his state Government loaded with litany of allegations of fraud, misappropriation of funds, and inflation of contracts.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1444914609018_6558\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1444914609018_6560\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1444914609018_6559\">Amaechi is alleged to have looted N70 billion Rivers state funds. A\u00a0panel of inquiry instituted by Governor \u00a0Nyesom Wike, the current governor of Rivers state, indicted the ministerial nominee of fraud and corruption, but he continues to maintain his innocence.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1444914609018_6561\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Senators Dino Melaye and Samuel Anyawun confirmed on Thursday that Amaechi and eight others would be screened next week, and that the report of ethics committee would be ready next week.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1444914609018_6562\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Rivers APC also debunked claims that a court has restrained the Senate fro screening Amaechi.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1444914609018_6572\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1444914609018_6563\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Melaye &#8221; Amaechi has no problem, he would be screened on Tuesday. We received two petitions one on Amina Ibrahim and Rotimi Amaechi, we sorted out her own. Amaechi&#8217;s is a one line petition&#8221;<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1444914609018_6564\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1444914609018_6565\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said further &#8221; The report of the ethics, privileges and petitions committee would be ready next week, Amaechi will be screened alongside eight or nine others because our extant laws prevents us from commenting on cases undergoing judicial review&#8221;<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1444914609018_6571\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1444914609018_6570\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1444914609018_6568\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Anyawun said\u00a0<span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1444914609018_6569\">\u201cWe are supposed to turn up a report on the matter, but it is not yet ready. 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