First republic minister of Aviation and Nigeria's only
surviving Nigerian nationalist, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi says President
Muhammadu Buhari was not in the right mental state to govern Nigeria.
Amaechi who was one of the youngest minister of the first
republic who spoke to Journalists in his country home, Ukpor in Nnewi
South local government area of Anambra state endorsed the presidential
candidate of the peoples Democratic party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar
calling on all to reject Buhari and his party as voting for him may mean
supporting the collapse of Nigeria.
The nationalist said he was speaking for other demised
prominent nationalists of Nigeria, including; Nnamdi Azikiwe, Ahmadu
Bello, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Obafemi Awolowo, Dennis Osadebay, Aminu
Kanu, Herbert Macaulay Nwafor Orizu and a host of others.
"He(Buhari) has neither the health nor mental capacity to
rule Nigeria. As the very last surviving nationalist, freedom fighter
and minister of the first republic still alive, I feel compelled to warn
those who may be plotting to plunge the country into a major crisis
that may threaten the very foundation of our federation.
"To the rest of fellow Nigerians, I say brace up and defend
democracy and the federation itself. There is grave danger ahead. Those
who destroyed democracy in 1983 are up again to deprive you of your
fundamental rights.
"They don't understand the language of democracy. From what
they are doing to judiciary and legislature, other two arms of
government, you can imagine what will happen if for any error they
returned to Aso Rock. I call on the international community to help and
expose the evil plans of a cabal who want to perpetuate themselves in
power even if they lose the election as they are bound."
Speaking on the light opposition that previously heralded
the picking of Mr Peter Obi by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as running mate,
Amaechi said the opposition were borne out of jealousy, citing that all
those opposed to Obi as the vice presidential candidate were merely
doing so beauae they had hoped and positioned themselves as the running
mate of the PDP candidate.
He also berated governors, especially that of Anambra who are opposed to the emergence of PDP I the presidential election.
"Those are the people who will secretly take money to Buhari to support his reelection. They are saboteurs."
On claims by APC stalwarts in the South east that Nnamdi
Azikiwe would have joined the APC to be able to play in the centre if he
was alive, Amaechi said such postulation was blatant falsehood.
"I was very close to Nnamdi Azikiwe during his days in
politics and remained close to him until death, and I can tell you that
those people saying so are lying. Zik was a democrat and cannot support a
feudal dictator like Buhari, and so we won't support him.
"If you are talking about the commissioning if a mausoleum
by Buhari in honour of Late Zik, I can tell you that is not honour at
all to Zik.
"Even Ndigbo have been marked for the crudest manner of
injustice and annihilation, their youths have been killed for no just
cause. One of such is the IPOB. I call on the government to deposcribe
them. It is primitive injustice to leave gun bearing Fulani Herdsmen and
turn to kill IPOB because they are Igbos."
On why he choose the PDP candidate for endorsement, the
nationalist said Atiku has repeatedly given a clear assurance that he
would restructure Nigeria and address the imbalance in the country
against Igbo.
"He has also taken our brother Peter Obi as a running mate.
I call on Ndigbo at home and everywhere in Nigeria to turn out in
totality and vote for Atiku/Obi for president.
"Ndigbo should not mind a small band of mercenaries and
Judases who went to Wuse market in Abuja, bought some red caps, adorned
the caps and trouped to Aso Rock, spoke some sweet nonsense, received
some greasy handshakes and sheepishly smiled home. They represent nobody
but their treacherous selves."
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