BARELY 24 hours after former governor
Rotimi Amaechi was inaugurated as minister, the Rivers State chapter of
the All Progressives Congress on Thursday set an agenda for him to
revamp the Port Harcourt International Airport perceived to be one of
the worst airports in the world.
The
state APC congratulated the former governor and also urged him to begin
the immediate rehabilitation of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International
Airport, Abuja, and the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
The state APC, in a statement signed by
its Chairman, Dr. Davies Ikanya, recalled that while the international
airport in Abuja had been rated the seventh worst in Africa, the one in
Lagos was rated the 10th worst airport in Africa.
Explaining that the current conditions
of the three airports were unacceptable, the party expressed the
confidence that Amaechi would use his wealth of experience to correct
the anomaly imposed on Nigerians by the immediate past administration of
Dr. Goodluck Jonathan.
“This is not acceptable to us and we
wish that Amaechi quickly corrects this shameful anomaly imposed on us
by the visionless administration of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan and his
misguided Peoples Democratic Party.
“We heartily congratulate our leader on
his meritorious appointment as the Minister of Transport while at the
same time we extend our heartfelt gratitude to President Muhammadu
Buhari for his confidence in Amaechi.
“We wish to assure Mr. President and all
Nigerians that Amaechi, who has a track record of performance, will
deliver even beyond expectations if given the necessary cooperation,”
the state APC stressed.
It noted that the former governor of
River State possessed a track record of performance and expressed
gratitude to President Buhari for appointing Amaechi as a minister.
The party pointed out that Amaechi was
coming into the transport ministry at a time when the railway system in
the country remained moribund with the maritime sector in a chaotic
state.
It said, “Amaechi is coming in as the
transport minister at a time when the railway system is moribund and the
maritime sector is in a chaotic state.
“We know what Amaechi is made of and we
expect him not only to turn around the fortunes of the railway system,
but also to do the same to the maritime sector.”
The party appealed to all Rivers people
and Nigerians generally to accord Amaechi the support and prayers he
needed to enable him to take the sector to the next level.
It also congratulated the 35 other
ministers and called on Nigerians to cooperate with them so that the
citizenry could feel the positive change promised by the APC.
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