The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has asked the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, to immediately resign from the Federal Executive Council (FEC).
The party made the demand in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan.
Having been appointed the Director-General (DG) of President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term campaign, the PDP insists the former governor of Rivers State, should not be holding a Federal appointment.
It also accuses the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of being insensitive to the plight of Nigerians.
“If APC has any strand of dignity, then Amaechi must resign as the Minister of Transportation having been appointed and already functioning as the DG of President Buhari’s Campaign,” the PDP stated.
“Under the Constitution of Nigeria, Mr. Amaechi cannot combine the job of a minister of the Federal Republic with another responsibility such as the DG of a campaign organization.
“Amaechi‘s action in accepting the job while still holding office as the minister is in clear breach of the oath of office and the oath of allegiance which he swore in line with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution (As Amended). He should, therefore, resign his office as a minister with immediate effect,” the statement indicated.
In a desperation for recognition, the PDP said Mr. Amaechi has already begun to function as the DG for the Buhari Campaign for the second term and has been holding meetings with some of the governors elected on the APC platform.
As a serving Minister of Works, the PDP said Tony Anenih, resigned when he was appointed to head the campaign of then President Olusegun Obasanjo.
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The main opposition party expressed shock the APC is more interested in setting up an electoral structure for a second term when Nigerians are dying daily of hunger and poverty while others are being slaughtered in their communities.
It blamed the situation on what it described as “APC’s dismal performance in its nearly three years in office.”
A part of the statement reads, “Is it not instructive for Nigerians to now know that the APC has not the littlest agenda on governance for our people and do not have the interest of Nigerians at heart.
“They have shown that all they care for is their selfish political and pecuniary interests,” the PDP said.
The party, therefore, urged Nigerians to respond with the full force of their votes and kick out the selfish and incompetent APC out of office come 2019.
President Buhari a few days ago reportedly reappointed Mr. Amaechi, as the Director-General of his 2019 election campaign, finally signalling his intention to run for a second term.
Mr. Amaechi, who led the Buhari campaign in 2015, has been issued a letter of appointment and will make an official announcement of his appointment anytime soon.
The President has hinted at contesting the 2019 poll a few times in the past but has failed to make a categorical statement about his aspiration publicly.
This newspaper learnt that Mr. Buhari has opened up to Mr. Amaechi, who had convinced him to run in 2015.
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, is also said to be one of the arrow-heads of the Buhari reelection campaign.
Mr. el-Rufai, who has since warmed himself into the heart of the president had in the past said Mr. Buhari was old and unelectable.
