If You Are Serious About Graft War, Sack, Arrest Amaechi Now, PDP Tells Buhari

The Rivers State chapter of the party also called on the embattled minister to resign his position since he lacks the moral justification to remain in office.

In a statement on Sunday by Bro. Felix Obuah, chairman of the PDP Rivers State, signed on his behalf by Jerry Needam, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, described the revelations by two justices of the Supreme Court – John Inyang Okoro and Nnamdi Ngwatu – as stunning and demanded for the prosecution of Amaechi.

“Following stunning revelations indicting the Minister of Transportation and former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, of attempting to bribe some Justices of the Supreme Court to pervert justice in the governorship election matters that were before the appellate court, the Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called on the former Governor of Rivers State to resign his position as he does not have any moral justification to remain in office as a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” the party said.

The PDP said: “Shocked at this sterling revelations on the subversive and undemocratic actions of Mr. Amaechi, considering the danger it poses to the nation’s democracy, the Chairman, Rivers State chapter of the PDP, Bro Felix Obuah, called on the relevant authorities to immediately commence investigation into these allegations, calling on the accused person (Mr. Amaechi) to first step aside from carrying out national assignments in the capacity as a member of the Federal Executive Council, to allow for an uninterrupted and objective investigation by the relevant government security and anti graft agencies.

“The PDP Chairman further called on President Buhari to also relieve the accused, Mr. Amaechi of his position, pending the determination of the matter by the law enforcement and anti graft agencies.

“Bro Obuah believes that, to further prove his innocence of the various allegations, Mr. Amaechi should resign, cooperate and allow the process of his investigation by not sabotaging any of such efforts in getting to the truth.

“The PDP Chairman explained that although the Party was shocked at the extent Mr. Amaechi went about attempting to steal the mandate of Nigerian electorate, particularly in the mentioned States, but that those revelations have vindicated the PDP in Rivers State, as it has consistently complained about the corrupt and undemocratic dispositions of Mr. Rotimi Amaechi and some of his APC folks.

“We demand thorough investigation into these stunning revelations by these honouable Justices of the Supreme Court and call on the accused (Amaechi) to resign immediately, as he lacks the moral rectitude to remain in office as a public servant, Obuah insisted.”