The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party says the
appointment of the former State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi as the Minister
of Transportation will not make any meaningful impact to the Rivers people
because he is a misfit.
Bro Felix Obuah, the State chairman of the party said this through a
statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Jerry Needam
while reacting to the official swearing in of the new Ministers and
assigning of portfolios to them.
According to the State PDP boss, a ministerial slot for Rivers State given
to Amaechi is a loss to the State because he (Amaechi) is at war with the
State and does not believe in the development vision of the State
Governor, Chief Barr Nyesom Wike.
His appointment has put a question mark on the Buhari’s war against
corruption and has given Nigerians a clear picture that Buhari’s war
against corruption is targeted at perceived political enemies and
opponents.
Amaechi, the State PDP boss noted, has demonstrated in his actions and
conduct not to support or appreciate any development plan that does not
have his endorsement or that of his acolytes which is not good for any
group of people that desire progress.
“Rivers State has an appreciable number of qualified, prudent and humble
sons and daughters with burning desire to move the State forward and help
promote the existing peace and love among the people which Gov Wike has
graciously put in place in only five months in office.
We’ll therefore be happy to have the federal government or any other
agency that means well for the State to always pick from this pool of
resourceful and more enterprising human capital other than those with
penchant for misleading, mishandling and mismanaging the scare resources
of the State as exemplified by the Amaechi administration”, Bro Obuah
advised.
It would be recalled that despite the stiff opposition to the nomination
of former Gov Chibuike Amaechi as a Ministerial nominee by both Rivers
people and Nigerians, President Buhari still went ahead to ratify his
nomination by appointing him the Minister of Transportation.
To register their disapproval of Amaechi’s appointment, all PDP Senators
walked out of the National Assembly for allowing the APC members’
insistence on Amaechi’s confirmation which the PDP described as official
institutionalization of corruption in Nigeria.
Majority of Nigerians also have in one voice kicked against Amaechi’s
nomination and appointment as Minister of Transportation.