President Muhammadu Buhari has been charged to sack the trio of Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi; Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige and the Governor Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele over their insistence on running for the Presidential seat of the All Progressives Congress without resigning their positions.
The National President of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Engr (Comr) Salahudeen Lukman who made the call on Wednesday in Umuahia, while addressing newsmen, said it is a shame that critical areas they are saddled with, are in comatose, still they are bent on vying for the position of the President, calling on President Buhari to sack them if he has any iota of credibility in him.
He admonished Nigerians to reject APC from top to bottom, stressing that their style of leadership has failed Nigerians, adding that the problems in the country have persisted despite their assurances of changing the narratives of Nigerians.
Comrade Lukman revealed that the Ministers of Transport, Labour and Employment should resign their positions immediately, stressing that Ngige for instance has failed to negotiate properly with the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU, to ensure that the strike is called off while the Transportation sector, has also witnessed skirmishes, noting that it’s unreasonable for these duo who are failures in their offices to decide to run for the President of Nigeria.
He said the APC government has been given enough time to perform, reiterating that highways are attacked, Nigerian defence academy has equally been attacked by ISWAP, while Boko Haram, Fulani Herdsmen are attacking on daily basis, insisting that APC has failed woefully.
Comrade Lukman stated that before now, there were no traces of agitations, but now they have doubled because their is inequality, segregation, unemployment, insecurity of lives and property among other ills.
The PDP National Youth leader who used the period to harp on the need for youth to be given opportunity to run for positions of trust, pointed out that Abia is lucky to have avalanche of young people gunning for the ticket of the Governor of the State.
He said their critical review of youthful Governorship aspirants across the 36 states of the federation have shown that Abia state is one of the states with practical young men running for office of the Governor under the PDP, calling on Nigerians and the People Democratic Party family nationwide to congratulate and count Abia State Lucky for this stride.
Comrade Lukman called on Abia PDP to ensure that a youth emerges victorious in the Primaries of the party, saying that Abia is lucky to have youth in the race including Lucky Igbokwe a.k.a Don Lulu among others in the race, maintaining that Abians need a pragmatic young person as Governor instead of recycling old politicians that have relegated the interest of the youth to the background.
On the question as to why Abians should stick with the PDP despite being adjudged a failed party in the State, the PDP youth leader said there is no leadership without challenges, noting that this has necessitated the clamour for a youth who understands modern style of leadership, stressing that if this is done, Nigerians, Abians will smile.
