Out-going President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has been accused of
setting traps for the incoming Government of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari
(rtd.) by embarking on unnecessary last-minute appointments as well as
the removal and immediate replacement of heads of strategic government
parastatals.The allegation was contained in a statement issued on
Tuesday in Port Harcourt by the Rivers State Chapter of the All
Progressives Congress (APC).“We are appalled and disappointed by this
gale of appointments, sacks and replacements by a go-slow President who
was hitherto known for his inability to remove erring public officers
and to replace ministers and heads of government agencies who either
retired or resigned their appointments.
The last-minute rush by President Jonathan to remove and replace heads of strategic government departments and agencies is therefore nothing but an attempt to set traps for the incoming Buhari Administration in the hope that reviewing these illegal actions would result in the loss of goodwill by the successor-administration,” Rivers APC said in the statement signed by the Chairman, Dr. Davies Ibiamu Ikanya.
It added: “To us this rash of sacks and appointments apart from
unnecessarily over-heating the polity is also distracting the incoming
administration. We wonder why all these late sackings and appointments
at the twilight of this administration that has caused our nation a lot
of hardship which will take the administration of General Buhari much
time and efforts to mitigate.”
Rivers APC advised the incoming administration “to reverse some of these
vindictive sacks and unwarranted appointments aimed at planting
mediocres that will undermine the lofty ideas of APC and present APC in
bad light for the 2019 general elections. We should not accept this in
the interest of both our great party and future of our dear nation.”
The party counseled President Jonathan to concern himself with his
handover notes and smooth transfer of power to the incoming
administration of President-elect Muhammadu Buhari and refrain from
further acts of illegality.
Rivers APC, in the statement, also commended the party’s National
Leadership for acting in a timely manner to stop the influx of PDP
members into APC.
“This principled stand by the APC National Leadership will go a long way
to strengthen our democracy as PDP members now have no other option
than to remain in their party and form a strong opposition that will
keep us on our toes. It will also go a long way to make our politicians
to believe in their political parties and their ideologies instead of
jumping ship at the earliest opportunity.
“PDP has for the past 16 years ruined our nation. To allow such
mischievous, greedy and unprincipled politicians to have any foothold in
our great party will result in avoidable contamination. PDP members
should, therefore, stay back in their party and allow us to see how
quickly we can clear the mess they created in their 16 years in power”
the statement concluded.
source:Daily Post
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