Rep. Dakuku Peterside Denies Blocking Gen. Minimah's Confirmation

Hon. Dakuku Peterside has refuted the deliberate falsehood and malicious

mischief being circulated by the Rivers State Chapter of PDP to the effect

that he blocked the clearance of Maj Gen Kenneth Minimah as Chief of Army

Staff in the National Assembly adding that, nothing can be further from

the truth.
In a statement made available to NF-Reports today Hon. Peterside said,

“This is patently cheap lies by the PDP to curry favour from their

paymasters in Abuja that have consistently promoted division amongst

people and elevated impunity to new heights”.
He explained that, “Common sense will tell any broad-minded person that I

am one person out of 360 members of the House of Representatives that

cannot, on my own, block the clearance of anybody in the National Assembly

more so my constituent, friend and relative. My duty in the National

Assembly is primarily lawmaking and representational. That duty of

representation I owe primarily to my constituents including Gen. Mininmah

whom I have related with over the years and have come to have great

respect for as a gentleman, honest and hardworking patriot. To make it

more laughable and expose the ignorance of the PDP desperadoes, Gen

Minimah and his colleagues have been cleared by the senate and house

committee on Defence; therefore, I cannot understand where this story of

blocking Gen Minimah's clearance is coming from”.
“This further exposes the PDP Rivers State as a bunch of confused people

who are desperate to drag decent people to join them in the mud they have

pulled themselves in. I have had a solid relationship with Gen Kenneth

Minimah for fifteen years running and our relationship can only wax

stronger. PDP owes me an apology. I urge all members of society to ignore

them as they do not deserve any attention” the lawmaker concluded.