The senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, said yesterday that last week’s Senate’s clearance of former Rivers Governor Rotimi Amaechi as a minister was not a tacit endorsement of corruption.
Sani spoke during a visit to ailing Abdulkareem Albashir, a veteran journalist and columnist, during which he offered to settle his medical bills and procure an artificial limb for him.
He noted that the allegation of corruption against the former governor remained a mere accusation until proven otherwise in court.
“The All Progressives Congress’ (APC) position on corruption allegation is that it is still an allegation and the issue is still in court which the Senate committee should not have entertained in the first place.
“In the general sense, we are duty bound to protect the interest of someone in our party and the opposition has the right to object to whoever is presented.
“In the broader sense, Nigerians and posterity will judge whether our approval of Amaechi was a tacit endorsement of corruption because the issues raised were not enough to stop his confirmation.
“But we must also understand that even if you are made a minister and you get convicted, the law will take its course.
“Certainly if he is found guilty, he would not continue to serve as minister under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration,” the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) quoted the senator as saying.
On the walkout by the opposition senators under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sani said their action was part of democracy.
His words: “I think nothing is wrong with that. I see the walkout by the PDP senators as history repeating itself.
“Opposition senators walked out when Mr. Musiliu Obanikoro was brought in for screening for ministerial position by the previous administration.
“You remember that their protest did not stop the ruling party from having its way.”
Corruption: Why we clear Rotimi Amaechi - Senator Shehu Sani
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