Dr Ibe Kachikwu: NNPC Group MD

The Nigerian Senate will resume the screening of ministerial nominees on Wednesday with the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, among the star attractions. 

Kachikwu, an alumnus of the University of Nigeria Nsukka and Harvard University,  is appearing on the same day former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi and former Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola are to be screened.

 The senate successfully screened and approved 10 nominees from the first list on Tuesday leaving the remainder 11 for Wednesday.

Kachikwu is expected to take the lawmakers through the complex nature of the oil sector. Some senators do say they are actually looking forward to a lecture on the complex oil and gas sector from Dr. Kachikwu, who was a Vice President at ExxonMobil before his appointment as GMD of the NNPC.

All eyes will also be on Rotimi Amaechi, whose nomination has drawn the most controversy so far, with senators from his state and his successor, Nyesom Wike, mounting spirited smear campaigns to disqualify him,

It is not likely however that they succeed as APC senators, in clear majority will support him, for being one of the leaders that inspired  the victory of 28 March.

Fashola, a lawyer,  has the support of the three senators from his state.