Amaechi’s Confirmation, Formal Approval Of Corruption – PDP

The River State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman, Bro Felix
Obuah has again said that the confirmation of Hon Rotimi Amaechi as
minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a an approval of
corruption.


Obuah in a statement signed by by his Special Adviser on Media and
Publicity, Jerry Needam, said that the intrigues surrounding the
ministerial screening of former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Chibuike
Amaechi and his eventual confirmation for appointment as a Minister of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria by the All Progressives Congress, APC
dominated Senate is an official endorsement of corruption and gross
abuse of democracy.

This is the view of the Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic
Party, PDP in reaction to the nod given to president Buhari's choice
of Amaechi as one of his Ministers despite the monumental allegations
of fraud, looting of State treasury and unprecedented abuse of trust
while he held sway as Governor of the State for eight wasted years, as
contained in the Justice George Omereji led – Judicial Commission of
inquiry and the Rivers State Government white paper which indicted
Amaechi.

Bro Felix Obuah said for throwing the most revered rules of the Senate
and the sanctity of the laws of the land to the winds for the singular
reason to compensate an indicted party member does not only amount to
fait accompli but also exposes the hypocrisy of the APC-led federal
government that anchored its campaign slogan on anti-corruption
crusade.

The State PDP Chairman who expressed shock that the APC Senates could
descend so low as to fling away the report of the ethics and
privileges committee just to have their way without minding the
feelings of the people they are representing amount to formal approval
of corruption.

He however, commended the courage of the PDP Senators for staging a
walk-out, which is a historic statement that they were not and could
not be part of the institutionalization of corruption in Nigeria and
the legalization of criminality and scarification of integrity on the
altar of loyalty.

Bro Obuah remarked for the umptieth time that Amaechi is only
representing the interests of his benefactors and definitely not
Rivers people as the State prefers to suffer persecution for standing
on the side of truth and what is right to being eulogized and pampered
as a chief servant in a slave house.

"While we look to the end of the APC-led federal government which has
started on precarious feet of falsehood and deceit, we can only say
that the end can never contradict its means which in this case, is
suspect.
Our regret is the APC's disservice and disappointment to the entire
Nigerians whose hope of getting a better alternative government from
the Buhari administration and 8th Senate has been dashed.

It's an illusion to think that Amaechi and his like as ministers would
perform anything different from what they did while they served in all
other capacities", the State PDP boss declared.

-Vanguard