Rivers APC accuses Jonathan of setting traps for Buhari

President  Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has  been  accused of  setting traps for the incoming government of General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), through last-minute  appointments, removal and immediate replacement of heads of strategic government parastatals, among others.

The allegation was contained in a statement  issued  in Port Harcourt yesterday,  by the Rivers State chapter of  the All Progressives Congress (APC).
According  to  the statement, which was signed  by  the  state Chairman,  Dr. Davies Ibiamu Ikanya,  the party  was appalled  by  the gale of sacks and  appointments being made by the outgoing administration.
“We are appalled and disappointed by this gale of appointments, sacks and replacements by a go-slow president, who was hitherto known for his inability to remove erring public officers,  and to replace ministers and heads of government agencies, who either retired or resigned their appointments.
“The last-minute rush  by President Jonathan to remove and replace heads of strategic government departments and agencies  is therefore, nothing but an attempt to set traps for the incoming Buhari administration,  in the hope that  reviewing these illegal actions would result in the loss of goodwill by the successor-administration.
“To us,  this rash of sacks and appointments,  apart from unnecessarily over-heating the polity,  is also distracting the incoming administration. We wonder  why all these late sacks and appointments,  at the twilight of this administration that has caused our nation a lot of hardships, which will take the administration of General Buhari much time and efforts to mitigate,” Ikanya  said.post by expdonaloaded.blogspot.com
Rivers APC  therefore, advised the incoming administration to reverse some of these “vindictive sacks and unwarranted appointments,”  aimed at planting mediocre,  who  he said  would undermine the lofty ideals of APC.
and present the party  in bad light for the 2019 general elections.
He said: “We should not accept  this,  in the interest of both our great party and future of our dear nation.”
The party  also advised  President Jonathan to  concern himself with his handover notes and smooth transfer of power,  to the incoming administration and refrain from further acts of illegality.
Ikanya  also  commended  the  APC national leadership,  for acting fast  in  stopping  the influx of PDP members,  into APC.
He said: “This principled stand by the APC national leadership will go a long way, to strengthen our democracy,  as PDP members now have no other option than to remain in their party and form a strong opposition that will keep us on our toes.” It will also go a long way to make our politicians to believe in their political parties and their ideologies, instead of jumping ship at the earliest opportunity.”
“PDP has for the past 16 years, ruined our nation. To allow such mischievous, greedy and unprincipled politicians,  to have any foothold in our great party will result in avoidable contamination. PDP members should, therefore, stay back in their party and allow us to see how quickly, we can clear the mess they created in their 16 years in power.”