Highlights of ministerial screening

The screening of ministerial nominees resumed on Thursday, with the screening of six nominees including former River State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi and ex-Vice Chancellor of University of Ibadan, Prof. Isaac Adewole.

20 ministerial nominees have been screened since the exercise started two weeks ago.

Rotimi Amaechi

• Whether I become minister or not, it will be on record that I once attend the Senate screening.
• My administration worked to restore the old glory of Port Harcourt.
• We now have almost 24-hour power supply in Rivers State.
• Rivers State was the first state to introduce Fiscal Responsibility Law.
• My administration redefined governance and reposition Rivers State.
• Governors’ Forum acts as check to FG’s excesses.
• I was born to fight for my rights.
• I don’t like corruption.
• I was chased out to Ghana because I fought for my rights.
• Resources are in Niger Delta and they should be treated fairly
• We must diversify economy and invest in education.
• We must remove corruption and invest in power.
• Without improved power supply, there can’t be industrialization.
• I was never indicted by any panel.
• Corruption is a very wide concept and very difficult to define.
• Present mono-economic situation in Nigeria cannot address unemployment.
• If we keep to rule of law and keep away impunity, government will function.

 Heineken Lokpobiri

* Our law does not make room for environmental rights.

Claudius Omoleye Daramola

• I started as primary school headmaster.
• I have supervised over 30 masters and six doctoral students in my career.
• No nomination is a call to service.
• Change can only take place thru an holistic approach.
• Nigeria universities are poorly funded.
• White Collar jobs are no more available.
• Cultism in universities is a spillover from the society.
• Children of highly-placed people are in secret cult groups.
• School environment should be made friendly to students.
• We should introduce entrepreneurship skills in our universities.

Hon.  Shehuri Mustapha

* Local governments should have financial autonomy.

James Ocholi

• I constantly push for change.
• I will lead my ministry by example.
• We are yet to understand the real meaning of prison.
• Nigeria prisons concentration camps.
• Investigation is more costly than criminal prosecution.
• Majority of Nigerian courts are still analog.
• Justice key to egalitarian society.
• Jurisdiction of Supreme Court is too wide.