The Peoples Democratic Party has accused the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and others, which it did not name, of allegedly exploiting the fragile health of President Muhammadu Buhari to spite Nigerians.

The party was responding to a claim by the former governor of Rivers State that even if Buhari contested from a sickbed in 2019, he would win in some core northern states.

The opposition party said Amaechi and others in government “actually know that the President is sick” and that Buhari did not possess the mental ability to lead the country.

The National Chairman of the PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, who spoke to our correspondent, asked Nigerians to insist on a healthy president in 2019.
He said, “If Amaechi could say that the President would win on a sickbed, then he knows the health status of his principal. He knows that we have a sick leader who will not be able to give his maximum attention to the country.

“We don’t need such a man at this critical time. We need a President who will be able to work 24 hours and read all memos, stand at meetings and debate with people and the parliament. We don’t need a figurehead president that the likes of Amaechi are praying for.

“I know that people like him want a president they can deceive, who will not be on top of happenings in their ministries and in the country. They want a president who won’t watch television and who will not read newspapers. If that is what they want, they will meet their Waterloo in 2019.”

Secondus added that the battle ahead would be between what he called a desperate cabal and Nigerians who he said “will be desirous to get freed from the grip of the wicked.”

The National Publicity Secretary of the R-APC, Kassim Afegbua, said Nigerians deserved better than a President on a sickbed to provide leadership in the 21st century.

Afegbua said, “Unknown to Hon. Minister Amaechi, Nigerians do not want a man on sickbed, hence there is a general consensus that this present leadership should quit.
“The country is terminally ill as a result of bad and ineffective leadership. Nigerians have been prevailing on the President to sit down and offer leadership, but he has been racking his brain.”

Meanwhile, the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has said he is still a member of the APC. The governor, who spoke through his Director-General, Media, Abubakar Shekara, stated this while reacting to claims by Amaechi.

Among others, Amaechi had said Tambuwal would defect from the APC, adding that Buhari would win Sokoto State without the governor in the APC.
Shekara said the governor would not take issue with the minister.

He stated, “My principal will right now, not take issue with anybody on who will win in what state, particularly Sokoto.
“Maybe, he would have reacted if the comment is centred on the candidate of another party and not the APC, which he is a bonafide member. How do you expect him to be taking issue with a fellow party member on the fortune of his party?”

Shekara also seized the opportunity to denounce speculations surrounding Tambuwal’s planned defection from the APC.
He added, “Tambuwal is still a member of the APC, and if there would be need for him to defect to another party, he would make his stand known at the appropriate time.”

Amaechi could not be reached for comments as his mobile indicated that it was switched off when one our correspondents called him.


More below:

https://zenithnaija.com/nigerians-deserves-a-healthy-president-pdp-r-apc-blasts-amaechi/


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Yes ooo. We deserve something good jareee. Zombies and bmc won't like this and to the mumu mud dat banned me. Am back

First I was like

But on a serious note, how did we find ourselves in this position.. A country that has an energetic and intelligent population, being ruled by old, senile Oligarchs.. This calls for serious concern..

We deserve better!!

The satanic party don't even have manifesto than to be abusing people up and down.

Well. 2019 is around the corner.

The cabal are desperate to hang in ..and keep stealing our yams..using same to pay dia online miscreants..shouting sai baba upandan, why baba is dying off gently..
Pushing the dullard beyond limit as to enter Villa through backdoor...

It has been their agenda since 2014.. they understand that baba is a dullard and knows nothing about governance. Even the dullard himself is confused.

Aisha for don tire for the whole matter..they don't kidnap his husband

Dullard wey spend nearly half of his four years treating his left ear n other "undisclosed" matters..
How sure are we say..he go last another 4 years.

Return the dullard back to daura..

Incase you need Bedsheet mr president, I sell good quality bedsheet and blanket sets. Will update my signature later

mightguy:
Yes ooo. We deserve something good jareee. Zombies and bmc won't like this and to the mumu mud dat banned me. Am back

Very strong choice if words?

SMACK DOWN

Nigeria I bless thee

God will definitely give us a leader and not a lead

APC and Buhari with there smelly mouth like By Gods grace Bubu is goin back to feeding his cows in daurra come ‘19

madridguy:
The satanic party don't even have manifesto than to be abusing people up and down.

Well. 2019 is around the corner.

Please be honest. Don't we deserve better than a frail old man as president? Sentiments aside.

GEJ wasn't sick but he ruined the economy... I'm not saying that Buhari is any better even though it is obvious that he is but if we have to vote, we should look for integrity and competence in the individual that we will want to vote for

victorviran:
Very strong choice if words?

yea. Am here to treat there bleep up

We deserve if there is any.

pxjosh:
Please be honest. Don't we deserve better than a frail old man as president? Sentiments aside.

don4real18:
GEJ wasn't sick but he ruined the economy

really? And ur bubu what ave he done

H

I have been asking and am still asking you people, who is the person you want to replace Buhari with?

madridguy:
We deserve if there is any.

We have younger guys coming out like Sowore and co. But no, we find it difficult to field such people

Uche Secondus should just shut up his mandibles.

Contrary to general ipob/wailers opinion, the political party playing people for fools in this country is the PDP.

Yes, Nigeria wants a healthy President,

But all of these "face saving" rants coming from the PDP is "playing the ostrich"

Definitely not PDP.

PDP was in charge for 16 long years.

We had a so called healthy President who was nothing but an ineffectual baboon as he superintended over an unprecedented looting of the economy.

Yes he was healthy but perhaps he took too much ogogoro as his ministers looted 10 times over, what he looted.

The "healthy President" left office owing salaries nationwide, as boko haram and herdsmen held away in the north east and middle belt respectively.

The PDP used to say the President was sick, bed ridden and strapped to a life saving machine.

But having seen the President regain full strength, attend state meetings, political rallies and international functions, the narrative has changed to;

"The President is not MENTALY healthy".

It has change from physical health allegations to mental health allegations.

Yes Nigeria deserves a healthy President if proved that Buhari is indeed not healthy.

But not a "healthy President" from the People's Democratic Party.

"If Amaechi could say that the President would win on a sickbed, then he knows the health status of his principal. He knows that we have a sick leader who will not be able to give his maximum attention to the country.

“We don’t need such a man at this critical time. We need a President who will be able to work 24 hours and read all memos, stand at meetings and debate with people and the parliament"


Nigerians, vote wisely in 2019. If what Buhari wants is full coverage health insurance, that can be provided for him to retire and give way for a young vibrant leader.

The PDP and opposition are not acting up to half of what the APC did when they were in opposition.
They are failing in their media onslaught against the tyrant government.
This issue of 'sickbed' is something they should have blown over proportion and score political goal out of it! The opposition is slacking, I hope they do not expect a miracle.

Pls who is pdp presidential candidate that is so sound let's see who they want to replace buhari with

PDP seem to have forgotten that they gave us a sick man few yrs ago

when buhari return to daura,next year,where will ameachi return to ?just thinking .