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THE Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Thursday, November 12, congratulated Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, former governor of the state, on his appointment as minister of transport.
In its message the APC expressed confidence in the ability of Amaechi to do the job well and called his attention to some problems that would require his immediate action.
According to a statement signed by Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, chairman, Rivers APC, Amaechi is assuming office as minister of transport at a time when the Port Harcourt International Airport is rated as the worst in the world and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, the seventh worst on the African continent, while the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, is ranked 10th worst on the continent. “This is not acceptable to us and we wish that Amaechi quickly corrects this shameful anomaly imposed on us by the immediate past visionless administration of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan and his misguided Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,” the party said.
Besides, the party called on the new minister to tackle the moribund railway system and the chaotic state of the maritime sector. “We know what Amaechi is made of and we expect him not only to turn around the fortunes of the railways but also to do same to the maritime sector,” the statement said.
The party appealed to all Rivers people and the entire Nigerian population to accord Amaechi all the support and prayers he would need to enable him translate his magic wand exhibited at the state level to the national level for the benefit of all Nigerians. It equally congratulated the 35 other ministers and called on Nigerians to give them every needed cooperation to deliver and make Nigerians feel the positive change promised by the APC.
— Nov 23, 2015 @ 01:00 GMT
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