PDP reacts to alleged recording of Amaechi criticising Buhari

chika ebuzor

January 7, 2019 6:01 PM

This is coming after an audio recording in which the minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, allegedly said that Buhari does not listen to anybody, surface online.

Minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Buhari to step down and return to Katsina state.

This is coming after an audio recording in which the minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, allegedly said that Buhari does not listen to anybody, surface online.

He reportedly said “The president does not listen to anybody. He doesn’t care. You can write what you want to write. Does he read? I was flying with him in the aircraft and we saw a news report where a goat seller was complaining that he couldn’t sell his goats during Sallah because of Buhari’s administration. And the president said what my business with goat sellers is?”

According to Daily Post, PDP mocked the President saying that the Director General of his campaign organisation has disapproved him.

The party, in a statement signed by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, said “This development amply shows that the Buhari Campaign Organization is in agreement with Amaechi that President Buhari’s incompetence, nepotism, insensitivity and corruption, and not the 16 years of the PDP in government, are responsible for the myriad of problems facing our nation.

“Our party, therefore, holds that President Buhari now lacks the honour and integrity to campaign and seek for votes since his Campaign Organization is holding him directly responsible for the biting economic hardship and security problems our nation has been facing in almost four years of his tenure, as expressly communicated in the leaked recording.

“Amaechi’s confession, that President Buhari does not listen and that he does not give a hoot about the sufferings of Nigerians but laughs and glees at the misfortunes and plights of our citizens shows the world the level of disdain President Buhari holds Nigerians.

“Mr. President is now merely clinging on straws and walking by his own shadows and Nigerians can now see why he is desperate to use his niece in INEC, Amina Zakari, to rig himself back to power.

“The PPCO challenges President Buhari to dare Amaechi and speak out on this poor rating by his Campaign Organization, without which he lacks the rectitude to canvass for votes among Nigerians.

“We therefore urge President Buhari to advice himself, having seen that he has no support left, by throwing in the towel instead of allowing his desperation bring more opprobrium to his person and plunge the nation into unnecessary crisis.

“Finally, we hope that no harm will befall some members of the APC Presidential Campaign Organization for the exercise of their freedom of expression.”

According to Premium Times, the recording was released by the campaign team of the presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar.

chika ebuzor