Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Tuesday accused President Goodluck Jonathan of setting traps for the incoming administration of General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) by embarking on what it called unnecessary last-minute appointments and removal of heads of strategic government parastatals.
The party said in a statement issued in Port Harcourt by its chairman Dr Davis Ikanya that, “We are appalled and disappointed by this gale of appointments, sacks and replacements by a go-slow President who was hitherto known for his inability to remove erring public officers and to replace ministers and heads of government agencies who either retired or resigned their appointments.
“The last-minute rush by President Jonathan to remove and replace heads of strategic government departments and agencies is therefore nothing but an attempt to set traps for the incoming Buhari Administration in the hope that reviewing these illegal actions would result in the loss of goodwill by the successor-administration,” the party said.
The party advised the incoming administration “to reverse some of these vindictive sacks and unwarranted appointments aimed at planting mediocres that will undermine the lofty ideals of APC and present APC in bad light for the 2019 general elections.”
The party urged Jonathan to be more concerned with his handover notes and smooth transfer of power to the incoming administration and refrain from further acts of illegality.
