All Progressives Congress members of the House of
Representatives clashed with their Peoples Democratic
Party colleagues today over the Minister of Transport,
Mr. Rotimi Amaechi.
Amaechi appeared before the joint Committee on
Marine/Land Transport to defend the 2016 budget
proposals of the ministry, but lawmakers tried to turn
the session into a venue for political party supremacy
battle.
APC members, who control the majority of 213, out of
the 360-member legislature, felt that the former
Governor of Rivers State deserved some protection
from the committee, as he came under a barrage of
questions.
The APC lawmakers complained that too many
questions were being thrown at the minister.
However, some PDP members suddenly flared up,
arguing that the minister could be asked any
questions.
The PDP members were led by Mr. Pat Asadu (Enugu
State) and Mr. Nnana Igbokwe (Imo State).
The development came as the House Committee on
Aviation rejected a proposal by the Nigerian Civil
Aviation Authority to spend N130m this year to
conduct a security audit on the nation’s airports.
The Chairperson of the committee, Mrs. Nkeiruka
Onyejeocha, recalled that in 2015, a similar proposal
was submitted by the agency.
She noted, “I can see you people have brought this
matter of security audit again, and I remember
querying it last year.
“How can you spend this much on the airports even
when 22 out of the 32 airports are shut down with no
operation going on whatsoever?
“The committee expressed dissatisfaction with the
performance of the capital projects of the NCAA,
rating them as “below average.”
But, the Director-General of NCAA, Capt. Mukhtar
Usman, informed the committee that the agency
improved on the training of personnel to meet global
standards.
Similarly, the Committee on Foreign Relations declined
to approve a proposal by the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs to spend N9bn for connectivity projects to link
Abuja with all foreign missions.

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Ok

A country that's more interested in party affairs than in country affairs. How can they love their party more than the country itself? Gosh!

I blame bubu for this

Which way Nigeria

Amaechi ..slayer of GEJ

Bubu the Dullardo will soon Probe Nigeria as a country...

Nigeria and party politics