Amaechi Not Against Presidential Award On Wike- Rivers APC Council

The Rivers State All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council has said former Transportation Minister Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi never protested against a presidential award conferred on Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike for his administration’s infrastructure development of the state.

The report about Amaechi’s alleged protest against the award was described by the council as an attempt to deliberately disparage him and President Muhammadu Buhari.

“Thus, it is deliberate mischief for political mercenaries to churn out a script suggesting that the President’s decision to honor his successor with a ‘Distinguished Award in Infrastructure Delivery’ at the forthcoming Nigeria Excellence in Public Service Award is not sitting well with him,” said campaign council spokesman Sogbeye C. Eli.

“The truth is that Amaechi was an Honorable Minister in the Federal Government when President Buhari approved over N75 billion as a refund of expenditures incurred by the Rivers State government under him in the reconstruction and maintenance of Federal roads in Rivers State…”

He has not been denied access to President Buhari since resigning to run for his party’s presidential nomination in 2023.

According to the statement, Amaechi, who has spent significant time in his political career in the Legislative and Executive arms of government at the state and federal levels, is fully aware of the President’s and Commander-in-prerogative Chief’s powers to honor any Nigerian or foreigner who, in the President’s opinion, is qualified for the honor.

“As a result, it is deliberate mischief for political mercenaries to churn out a script implying that the President’s decision to honor his successor with a ‘Distinguished Award in Infrastructure Delivery’ at the upcoming Nigeria Excellence in Public Service Award does not sit well with him.”

“Truth is Amaechi was an Honourable Minister in the government of the Federation when President Buhari approved over N75 billion as a refund of expenditures the Rivers State government under him incurred in the reconstruction and maintenance of Federal roads in Rivers State.

“He worked for the refund, which has in turn helped the state government in further infrastructure development. That much the Honourable Minister for Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), made public at his commissioning of the Rebisi Flyover in Port Harcourt, the state capital.

“An Amaechi who worked for that refund could not be kicking against an Award to Wike by the President,” the statement said.

The Rivers State APC Campaign Council reiterated that Amaechi has kept a relatively low public profile since the presidential primary of his party ended.

“He has sought and received a presidential audience when appropriate since then. Amaechi committed no crime or misdemeanour as honourable minister and maintains a very robust personal relationship with the President and the first family.

“There is nothing wrong anywhere, therefore, to warrant the insinuation that he was denied access to the President and had to proceed to the National Chairman of the APC to protest Wike’s award,” the statement added.

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