The Nigeria Senate has confirmed Former Governor of Rivers State Rt. Hon. Rotimi Ameachi, as minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria during its screening exercise today.The exercise that lasted about 46 minutes , with questions that cut across. corruption, petroleum, discipline among public office holders and respect for the rule of law.
The embattled APC party chieftain had suffered series of court litigations, only to be considered to appear before the red chamber this morning to prune much pressure being expounded to weaken his political aspiration.
The former Rivers State governor finally took a bow at about 1:20 pm after an intervention by the senate president Senator Bukola Saraki, requesting the house to allow the party chieftain to take a bow.