The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Minister of Transport and former Governor of River state, Rotimi Amaechi to urgently resign his appointment from the Federal Executive Council, following his recent appointment as the Director General of President Buhari's 2019 reelection campaign organization.
The National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Kola Ologbodiyan made the call on Thursday in a statement issued to newsmen in Abuja.
The statement read in part;
“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. 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 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 minister with immediate effect,” he said
“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 statement added.
The party said its call was based on antecedent. It recalled that when a serving Minister of Works under the PDP government, Chief Tony Anenih was appointed by President Obasanjo to head his reelection campaign, he honourably resigned his appointment to concentrate on his new task.
