By Nwaorgu Faustinus
The
Minister of Transportation and presidential aspirant of the All Progressives
Congress (APC), Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi on Friday told Delta State
delegates of the party to vote for him on the merit of his past achievements
and not because he hails from Niger Delta.
Chief Amaechi also told the Delta delegates to be wary of those
making political promises, assuring them that he is the only one that would
complete the $11.1billion Lagos - Warri - Calabar railway project
which will pass through Asaba, if voted as president.
The APC Presidential hopeful who was at the party state
secretariat in Asaba as part of his zonal consultation tours said the Lagos -
Warri - Calabar rail project holds enormous economic potential for Delta state,
adding that there is a strong possibility that it would be abandoned unless APC
returns to power with himself as president.
"Don't listen to those who say l will do. Ask them what
have they done. I fought insecurity in Rivers, l generated power which l cannot
distribute because it is only the federal government that can distribute. If
l'm elected president, l will make sure power is removed from the exclusive
list," he assured.
He reminded the delegates that the Warri - Itakpe railway
project was abandoned until the Buhari-led APC administration revisited it.
Chief Amaechi also paid a courtesy call on the Asagba of Asaba,
Prof. Nnemeka Achebe where he paid glowing tribute to the monarch.
"President Muhammadu Buhari has done well, you can agree or
disagree. In October/November he will commission the 2nd Niger Bridge. We have
started the $11.1billion Lagos - Calabar project which will pass through Asaba,
the single biggest project in the world. This project must be finished.
"If l don't win the primary and the general elections,
nobody else can do it because it is capital intensive. The moment we complete
the Lagos - Calabar, Warri, things will be okay. What should bother us is how
do we move forward. It takes courage and that was why we came up with that
theme 'Forward with courage'. It requires courage to confront the challenges
ahead," Amaechi added.
The minister also applauded the Asagba of Asaba and his Council
of Chiefs promising to work with the National Assembly to create a
constitutional role for traditional rulers in Nigeria.
"Most of our traditional rulers are highly read. We need
their wisdom, exposure and ideas in government," he further said.
Chairman of APC in Delta State, Elder Omeni Sobotie pledged to
deliver the state delegates to the minister, saying "our own is different
from my own.
"Our own son, the crown prince of Niger Delta is a man with
the heart of a lion. He is courageous. If he had not come out it would have
been difficult to market South-south after our short time in government. The
statutory delegates present here are 88, by the time we add others we have 151
delegates. We will ensure you have the whole of Delta," he said.
The Asaba monarch noted the past record of achievements of Chief
Amaechi while praying for opportunity for higher service for the visiting
presidential aspirant.
Source: Amaechi Presidential Media Committee
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