The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State says the reluctance and
dismal silence over several high profile allegations of financial
recklessness, diversion of public funds for private use while he served as
Rivers State Governor and attempts to bribe some justices of the Supreme
Court to thwart the course of justice against the Minister of
Transportation, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, is an eloquent testimony that the
All Progressives Congress, APC-led federal government is not sincere in
its anti-corruption policy or at best, treacherous in its pursuit.
A statement by the State PDP Chairman, Bro Felix Obuah said if the APC
leadership were sincere and serious to fight corruption in the country,
people like Rotimi Amaechi would not be part of the government.
But rather than investigate the former Rivers State governor over the
myriad of criminal allegations against him, including the recent issue of
attempting to dissuade Supreme Court Justices to compromise justice in the
Rivers State Governorship election appeal, these high level cases have
been swept under the carpet.
still, the APC has turned round to allege that the shocking revelations by
the two Supreme Court justices, of how Amaechi unsuccessfully tried to
influence their judgment in the Governorship election appeal, were mere
attempts to rope Amaechi in at the behest of Governor Nyesom Wike and
some other chieftains of the PDP.
From the way and manner the APC has cautioned to carry on with the
anti-corruption fight, the persons involved and their political
affiliations, defiance to Court Orders and acts of lawlessness applied,
there is no gainsaying the fact that the APC is reprobate.
Being selective in the prosecution of the accused persons and the total
exclusion of political office holders under the APC from the searchlight
of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and other security
agencies clearly exposes the federal government’s double standard in the
entire affair.
Bro Obuah insists the allegations against Rotimi Amaechi by the two
honourable Justices of the Supreme Court are weighty enough to make
Amaechi step down as a member of President Buhari’s cabinet while he is
subjected to unhindered investigations.
“No amount of sponsored media hype will be enough to provide shield for
Amaechi. Rather than postpone the evil day, Amaechi should better submit
himself for investigation because the records will remain even after the
Buhari regime is over,” the State PDP boss declared.
Bro Obuah appealed to the innocent PDP chieftains, notably Gov Nyesom
Wike, the Senate minority leader, and immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom
State, Senator Godswill Akpabio and the incumbent governors of Akwa Ibom,
Cross River and Delta States not to be distracted by the antics of the APC
and these Amaechi’s protégés, stressing that as usual, time shall
vindicate them.