The Northern Progressive Alliance (NPA) has declared that the Minister of Transport, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, does not represent the ideal successor, who can be entrusted with leadership, as the tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari, comes close to an end in May, 2023.
Reacting to the recent declaration of his interest to vie for the Presidency, the group, in a statement signed on its behalf by Dr. Danjuma Habib, after a meeting in Kaduna, said not only does Mr Rotimi Amaechi, lack the National acceptability, to become the candidate of the APC, “he also does not share, the masses oriented approach to governance, like President Muhammadu Buhari.” This, the group said, in evident in the records of Amaechi’s leadership, as the Governor of Rivers State, between 2007 and 2015.
The group also described Mr Rotimi Amaechi, as being known, for his high handedness, as the Minister in charge of the Transportation Ministry, where he has been known, for lack of cooperation, with other agencies of government, including the National Assembly, in the implementation of the ministry’s programmes.
“It must be noted, that we are irrevocably committed, to the demand for a power shift, to the southern part of the country, yet, we are deeply concerned, about the proliferation of all forms of aspirants, into the race, for the APC Presidential ticket. We strongly believe, that Mr President, should be interested, in the choice of the flag bearer for the APC, and not allow a hijack of the process, by some credibility challenged politicians, who are dropping his name around, to seek endorsement from party leaders and members, in the build up, to the party’s presidential primary.”
While expressing its readiness, to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s and APC choice of candidate, for the 2023 Presidential election, the NPA, said it will not, do such, with a candidate such as Minister Rotimi Amaechi. It also warned that the party must consider the mood of the country, by ensuring that only candidates with wide acceptability and not from the region of the south, which had earlier produced the President, is presented as the party’s candidate.