Babatunde Fashola, former governor of Lagos state and Lai Mohammed, national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), have received the endorsement of all the senators from their states ahead of Tuesday’s senate screening of ministerial nominees.

Last week, the senate announced the endorsement of nominees by at least two senators from their states was one of the procedures that would be used for the screening.

But for the support of the Lagos lawmakers, Fashola, who is not thought to be a nominee of Bola Tinubu, whom the three APC senators from the state are loyal to, will have found it difficult to scale through.

On the part of Mohammed, his closeness to Tinubu, who at the moment is at daggers drawn with Senate President Bukola Saraki, would ordinarily have counted against him.

However, both nominees have cleared the major hurdle that would have prevented them from joining the cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Gbenga Ashafa, representative of Lagos east senatorial district, hinted journalists in Abuja late Monday that Fashola had received the support of all the senators of his state.

He said Oluremi Tinubu and Solomon Adeola, his other colleagues, had unanimously agreed to back the former governor.

“We considered the good work Tunde Fashola did in the eight years he led our dear state and we believe he would be a worthy ambassador of Lagos state in the federal executive  council,” he said.

“We trust his judgement and his intelligence. He put Lagos on the world map and we are proud to call him our own. We believe he will do very well in whatever role he is assigned by our fearless and visionary leader, President Muhammadu Buhari.”

The endorsement of Mohammed was made known through a message posted on the Twitter handle of the senate.

“#MinisterialScreening Alhaji #LaiMuhammed today received endorsement of all Senators from Kwara @bukolasaraki @rafiuibrahim #ShabaLafiagi,” the message read.

However, all the senators from Rivers are yet to back down on their opposition to the nomination of Rotimi Amaechi, former governor of the state.

They are insisting that Amaechi, who has allegations of corruption against him, has to clear his name before being given any appointment.

On Monday, Amaechi appeared before the senate committee on ethics to defend himself and the hearing on the petition was suspended on the ground that the allegations against him were being challenged in court.

But his opponents in the red chamber have not revealed their next line of action, leading to suspicion that except there is last-minute realignment of forces, Amaechi, who worked hard for the victory of the APC in the last election, may not end up a member of Buhari’s cabinet.

https://www.thecable.ng/ministerial-screening-fashola-wins-support-lagos-senators-amaechi-still-stranded

Lalasticlala

No matter the economy of the Jungle, the Lion of Ubima will never eat grass ..Let the Wike's senators go to hell with their support. Amaechi will still be confirmed. #QuoteMeAnywhere

It is now all doom and gloom for Amaechi.

Amaechi is doom-laden.

Amaechi will never win Rivers support.

thanks to God almighty for fashola but for ameachi #olorunlanbe

Though I aint an Amaechi fan buh I bliv he shud be forgiven and dey shud endorse him...Amaechi next time dont go against your pple.... Family is more important than anything except God himself....

K

He will still be minister..

pdp just wasting their time on irrelevant things.

Amaechi is still the best governor rivers ever had.

donald duke doesn't want to b a minister I guess.

I know Fashola will scale through.... The future of Nigeria!

crixtex:
Though I aint an Amaechi fan buh I bliv he shud be forgiven and dey shud endorse him...Amaechi next time dont go against your pple.... Family is more important than anything except God himself....

A betrayal doesn't deserves forgiveness. Even Jesus never forgave Judas.

Amaechi should not only gain the trust of d senate but the trust of all Nigerians.
My candid advise to him: even if he passed the screening, for the sake of integrity, he should go and clear his name.
So that the stigma hanging on his neck will be removed! Arrogance will take him no where. He was not the only gov. that worked.
God bless Nigeria.

inicyril:
Amaechi will never win Rivers support.

But he will still be minister, quote me by 5 PM today

but honestly, why is amaechi always looking and behaving like a criminal, watch his eyes, can neva behave like others this guy self criminality runs in his blood thief

moderation2020:
but honestly, why is amaechi always looking and behaving like a criminal,
watch his eyes, can neva behave like others
this guy self
criminality runs in his blood
thief

loool...its the camera!

Amaechi will be minister even without the PDP goons support.



Let the Mama piss imposed Rivers Senators go to blazes!

Amechi simply means no one knows tomorrow........Therefore no matter how fast is horse.....It will surely get tied.


Ameachi relaxed......u will get there!

Let the PDP senators go to hell. Amaechi will be confirmed!

midolian:
No matter the economy of the Jungle, the Lion of Ubima will never eat grass ..Let the Wike's senators go to hell with their support. Amaechi will still be confirmed. #QuoteMeAnywhere

GBAM!!!

BlackrulesDworld:



A betrayal doesn't deserves forgiveness. Even Jesus never forgave Judas.

Confirm Wailer.

crixtex:
Though I aint an Amaechi fan buh I bliv he shud be forgiven and dey shud endorse him...Amaechi next time dont go against your pple.... Family is more important than anything except God himself....

So if your family see Dangote truck dey come for highway at full speed and at close distance and dem chose to cross the road instead of to wait small make e pass, you suppose follow them cross becos na "your family". Baba, una logic na wa oo.

all i kn is that whether WIKE like it or not AMAECHI must be a minister of the federal republic of Nigeria.

Omotayor123:
I know he will scale through.... The future of Nigeria!

Amaechi the future of Nigeria? people like you don't have any brain

It was expected. Amaechi is more like a man whose kinsmen has refused to go with him to his intended wife's family to ask her hand in marriage! One person no dey marry wife!

Enemies at work.

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Good for Fashola and Lai Mohammed but what will be the emotional state of Tinubu now? His targets are not realized.

Normal thing nah, amaechi sef go scape through