By Dwelleth Morountodun
The Searchlight of Hope Foundation (SHF), a non for profit organization has said that the allegedly released audio tape
of Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation, castigating President Muhamadu Buhari, was ochestrated by PDP and Mr. Reno Omokri, to tarnish the image of the Minister.
In a statement made to the media, which was signed by it’s Coordinator, Mr. Felix Okoli, said, the recently released leaked tape of attacks on President Muhammadu Buhari was a ploy to cause disaffection among members of the ruling party.
He said that such a move by PDP through one Omokri , a paid agent, was to create acrimonies in the ruling party with a view to diverting their attention from winning the forthcoming presidential election.
“We know that Amaechi was their main target knowing fully well that an attempt to launch attack on Amaechi is an attempt to distablize the ruling party.” He said.
Okoli, further explained that the larger than life image of the minister is a threat to PDP, insisting that that was the reason for all these mudsligings and distortions of information devised to blackmail him so that there would be mistrust between him and his principal.
”Amaechi we know could not have made such remarks against his boss whom he adored so much and respected.” he added.
According to him the enemies realised the father and son’s relationship existed between them and determined to plant the seeds of discord so as to have their way.
”Amaechi is a trusted and tested fellow who has been found to be loyal to a fault and committed to the unity of the country.
”This is a man who sacrificed his life, his family and his people to strengthen his hands across the Niger.He needs our support and commendations not tribulations from any quarters.”
According to him, Amaechi’s achievements as DG in 2015 is what we are seeing and enjoying today and also his story line in the transportation sector in the last three and half years is what we are enjoying in the railway sub sector — early completion of abandoned Abuja /Kaduna railway, modernization and nearly completed Lagos-Abeokuta-lbadan rail modernization projects among others, he said.
He called on President Buhari and top hierarchies of the party to give Amaechi free hands to repeat the same feat he performed in 2015 so that we can bring our president back to power come February 16, 2019.