Ministerial Slot: Enugu APC Charges President Buhari To Appoint Only Committed Members

President Muhammadu Buhari has been charged by the All Progressives Congress in Enugu State, to appoint only committed members of the party as ministers.

There had been reactions from politicians, religious heads and prominent people calling on President Buhari to name his cabinet members.

The chairman of APC in the state, Ben Nwoye, while speaking at the end of its State Executive Council meeting held at the party’s secretariat in Enugu, stated that President Buhari should resist the temptation of appointing those who are not faithful to the party as experienced during the last political dispensation.

He stated that the state chapter of the party will not allow the appointment of a non-core member as a minister in the state.

Nwoye claimed that various state chapters of the party suffered setbacks during the first tenure of President Buhari, following the appointment of non-core members of the party as Ministers.

The Enugu APC which had during the meeting passed a vote of confidence on President Buhari, and the Nwoye-led exco in the state posited that engaging opportunists, or those who do not sincerely believe in the APC philosophy and Mr President’s next level agenda, would be counterproductive, especially at the state level.

According to Nwoye, such non core member Ministers, would always use their position to engineer crisis for their selfish interest in their respect states, insisting that for APC to change its perceived negative narrative in some states, the President should assemble a formidable cabinet made up of men and women who truly believed in the party’s supremacy.

“So, we want to use this medium to call on Mr President, not to make the mistake of appointing non core members of our party, as Ministers, rather, he should engage those who have contributed immensely to the progress of the APC, and sincerely believe in its ideology, so as to help him drive the next level agenda”.

The Enugu State chapter also appealed to the national Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole and the National working committee of the party to lift the suspension of Osita Okechukwu, the Director-General of Voice of Nigeria, who was suspended over alleged anti-party activities.

“We are appealing to our National chairman, and the NWC to reconsider their position on the suspension of one of our members, Mr Osita Okechukwu, who is a core committed APC member and ardent supporter of Mr President.”

“Mr Okechukwu has always been at the forefront of promoting the APC led federal government’s programme and policies, including the next level agenda”.

He further stated that the VON boss remained one of the strong pillars of the party in Enugu State.

The Enugu APC appreciated President Buhari for appointing Maria Aniobi as a member of the Revenue Mobilization and Fiscal Commission (RMFC) board, they assured him that she would not let him and the APC-led federal government down.

Mrs Aniobi, who attended the meeting, had expressed appreciation to the Nwoye-led APC in the state for their support during her nomination and confirmation, pledging her unalloyed loyalty to the party at all times.