The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked
the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Emmanuel
Ibe Kachikwu, to honourably resign his position
from President Muhammadu Buhari’s led
government if he is not capable of doing his part
by efficiently running the Ministry assigned to
him and providing workable solution to the
current fuel scarcity in the country.
the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Emmanuel
Ibe Kachikwu, to honourably resign his position
from President Muhammadu Buhari’s led
government if he is not capable of doing his part
by efficiently running the Ministry assigned to
him and providing workable solution to the
current fuel scarcity in the country.
Meanwhile, the party is silent on what it expects
of President Muhammadu Buhari who himself is
the Minister of Petroleum.
The party also said it is high time Kachikwu
climb down from “his high horse to face squarely
the duties required of him by his office, as
responsibility to the people is one of the cardinal
points of the APC which he professes
membership.”
In a statement signed by the APC national vice
chairman, South-south, Prince Hilliard Eta, the
party alleged that “Kachikwu has not entirely cast
off the orientation of the Peoples Democratic
Party where he was”, adding that such is still
manifesting in his actions and utterances such as
the recent one that attracted opprobrium from
many Nigerians.
“In the light of the foregoing, Mr. Kachikwu must
not be a cog in the wheel of progress and he
should do the needful by resigning honourably if
he is not capable of doing his part by efficiently
running the Ministry assigned to him”.
While denying that there was major rift in the
party, APC said: “It is important to reiterate here
that winning the federal election in 2015 has not
eroded the core ideology of progressivism which
we espouse as it is the very foundation on which
the party rest.
“This progressive ideology strongly emphasises
government as a tool for service to the people
who are the custodians of power in the first
instance. In line with this, it is not wrong or out
of place for Tinubu to call the Minister of State
for petroleum, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu to order owing to
the anti-progressive statements he made in the
Presidential Villa on Wednesday 23 March 2016
while fielding questions from Journalists on the
persisting scarcity of petrol.
“Secondly, we in the APC believe that it is proper
to immediately correct mistakes or errors
committed by any member of the party, no matter
how highly placed and we are developing a
culture of accountability to Nigerians who
government is meant to serve.
“From this perspective, it is, therefore,
understandable that Kachikwu’s statement to the
effect that he has no solution to petrol scarcity
bedevilling the country drew flaks from Tinubu
and this does not, in any way imply that there is
a crack within the party.
“In African culture, it is seen as irresponsible for
an elder to watch youngsters or an inexpensive
person blunder without immediately calling him to
order.
“Furthermore, the south south chapter of the APC
feels that Kachikwu has not entirely cast off the
orientation of the Peoples Democratic Party
where he was and this is manifest in his actions
and utterance a such as the recent one that
attracted opprobrium from many Nigerians.”
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