Nigeria: Ministerial Confirmation - APC Closes Rank Over Amaechi

30 October 2015

The confirmation of the former governor of Rivers State governor, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has enabled senators of the governing All Progressives Congress to unite and speak with one voice for the first time after the acrimonious election of the Senate leadership.

After much drama, the Senate yesterday finally confirmed former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, whose nomination and confirmation request by President Muhammadu Buhari had been trailed with controversy over allegations of fraud and other financial offences.

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