>
Senators of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stayed away from the screening of Rotimi Amaechi today.
Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, had told the senate that his PDP counterparts would not ask Amaechi any question since the report that had delayed his appearance in the first place had not been treated.
Majority leader, Ali Ndume however stated that the senate could as well ask Amaechi to take a bow and go.
However, after a few rowdy moments, the senate resolved to allow only APC senators ask the questions.
He answered questions on Niger Delta, Nigerian Politics and so on.
His words:
‘All we did in the Governors Forum was to defend the rights of Nigerians’.
‘I find it difficult to do what people want me to do, if it clashes with my principles’
‘Nigerian politicians believe there is need for compromise but not when it clashes with my principles’
‘I believe there are resources in the Niger-Delta, that is why there is Militancy’
“If I become the Minister for Niger Delta, the East – West Road will be first to be completed’.
‘I believe there is Change in the air, that is why I joined
‘If you invest in Agriculture & invest in Technology, you will hire as many workers as you can get’
‘We must improve on the Social Rights of the people; if you have peace you’ll have investors.’
‘Why people don’t invest in Nigeria is because the cost of investment is higher than the profit’
‘We must also invest in Education; Some of our youths are unemployable’
‘I have never collected bribe in my life.’
‘If they send a girl to you to do something for her and you sleep with the girl, you are corrupt.’
‘Corruption is difficult to define.’
‘If we keep to the rule of law, allow a Governor to function as a Governor, that will be it’