Mr Amaechi urged the party delegates not to vote for aspirants who are “inexperienced” an “unelectable”.
The former Lagos governor said his “chances of winning the ticket are incredibly high” if a democratic process was followed due to his high political pedigree.
Mr Umahi, a presidential aspirant, expressed his optimism at a town hall meeting between Mr Buhari and South-East leaders in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, on Friday.
The APC gave all appointees aspiring for elective offices in 2023 till Saturday April 30 to relinquish their present appointment.
The minister is alleged to have flouted court orders which ruled for the maintenance of status quo on the appointment of ICTN operators.
The minister explained that the project, when completed, would create more economic activities and jobs for teeming youths.
Buhari’s final test and legacy may be in the quality of the succession he emplaces for Nigeria.
Mr Amaechi said the rolling stocks are meant for Ibadan to Kano standard gauge and Port Harcourt to Maiduguri narrow gauge railway projects.
The title is said to be in recognition of Amaechi’s contributions to Nigeria’s socio-economic development.
It is pathetic that an example of the country’s sense of seriousness cannot be made with a man who drags the country and its leader into disrepute.
