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Exposed: Ex-Govs Akpabio, Amaechi, Suntai received billions in waivers to buy aircraft, 200 BMW cars

While they held sway in their respective states, three former governors of Akwa Ibom, Rivers and Taraba received waivers to buy different ranges of aircrafts that included a Bombardier private jet and a Bell 407 Helicopter, according to Premium Times. The governors and other serving government officials circumvented paying duties even as they imported, under various […]

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“We may bend our rule to clear Amaechi, Fashola, others if…” — Senate

The Senate has hinted that President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial nominees at the risk of not being able to rally required support from their home states, may still scale its screening and be confirmed ministers. The senate spokesperson, Dino Melaye, told  Premium Times that a senate rule requiring nominees to secure the support of at least […]

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Don’t approve Amaechi, Fashola, other ministers unless they publicly declare their asset, Nigerian workers tell Senate

  Nigerian workers on Thursday urged the National Assembly to ensure that all ministerial nominees declare their asset publicly before confirmation. Among the 21 persons nominated as ministers by President Muhammadu Buhari are former Lagos State governor, Raji Fashola, ex-Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, and spokesperson of the ruling APC, Lai Mohammed. The workers, members […]

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Breaking: Fashola, Fayemi, Amaechi, Ngige, 17 others make ministerial list

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday announced the 21 ministerial nominees contained in the list sent to him by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday,  September 30. Saraki who read the list around 10:45am  after opening the sealed envelope, said the list contained the first batch of nominees and that the subsequent names according to the […]

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There Was No Election In Rivers State – Governor Amaechi

The Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, is calling on INEC to conduct the elections in Rivers State, saying that after all that he witnessed on Saturday, there was no election at all in the state. Speaking to Channels Television’s election coverage programme, Nigeria 2015, in the early hours of Sunday, Amaechi alleged that there was […]

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Amaechi wore one ‘cloth’ for 3 days – Femi Fani-Kayode

The spokesperson for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organization, Femi Fani-Kayode has said that Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State is not on the same intellectual level with him. Fani-Kayode stated this during an interview with Channels TV adding that he knew Amaechi when the latter used to wear one outfit for three […]

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Amaechi, others can’t win ward election – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has said the Peoples Democratic Party is not missing any of its five governors who defected to the All Progressives Congress. He said some of the defected governors cannot win ward elections in their respective states. Jonathan spoke  during the 65th National Executive Committee meeting of the ruling party in Abuja on […]

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