Amaechi's Screening: PDP and APC disagreement

Representatives of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday differ before they in the long run screened the previous legislative head of Rivers, Rotimi Amaechi.

The contradiction resulted when PDP Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, raised a Point of Order on Amaechi's screening when the report on the request against him was yet to be considered.

Akpabio demanded that it was the standards of the Senate that when the Committee on Ethic and Privileges presents its report on a request against a chosen one, it must be considered before screening.

To that end, the minority pioneer said that the PDP congresspersons would not take an interest in asking the chosen one any inquiries until the report of the advisory group was considered in the `Committee of the Whole.'


The advisory group on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions headed by Sen. Sam Anyanwu (PDP), laid its report today at entire.

On the other hand, the difference developed when the Leader of the Senate, Ali Ndume, in light of the Point of Order, said that if the PDP would not make inquiries then the APC may request that the chosen one bow and go.

He said that the chosen one, having been a speaker for a long time and a senator for an additional eight years had demonstrated his capability and could be requested that bow and go.

The minority pioneer, be that as it may, moved to clear up his purpose of request yet a portion of the APC congresspersons were shouting"take a bow and go''.

The President of the Senate, from that point, moved to subdue the circumstance and forewarned every one of the congresspersons to stick to screening of the candidate as opposed to bantering.

The Senate from there on continued with the screening with just the APC representatives scrutinizing the chosen one.

Then, the PDP administration in the Senate left the Red Chambers promptly after the screening of Amaechi, leaving just the Deputy Minority Whip, Sen. Abiodun Olujimi.

Then again, the minority pioneer returned and the PDP congresspersons proceeded with addressing other pastoral chosen people.

Amaechi was on the first rundown of pastoral candidates sent by President Muhammadu Buhari, yet his screening had been slowed down by the appeal against him.