July 28, (THEWILL) – Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide, has lauded President Bola Tinubu over the appointment of Senator David Umahi as minister-designate, saying it would strategically reposition the South-East and collapse opposition.
A statement signed on Thursday, by the Secretary-General of Ohanaeze, Mazi Okechukwu lsiguzoro, said Umahi’s nomination as Tinubu’s minister was met with widespread jubilation in Ebonyi State and across the South-East zone.
According to Ohanaeze, the choice of the former governor of Ebonyi State is a step in the right direction to inject Igbo ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit into President Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda.
The statement read in part: “Ndigbo has described the appointment of Senator Dave Nweze Umahi as President Tinubu’s choice to win support from the Southeast region of Nigeria.
“Umahi’s appointment is seen as a strategic move to inject Igbo ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit into President Tinubu’s ‘Renewed Hope Agenda’. The news of Umahi’s nomination as Tinubu’s Minister-designate was met with widespread jubilation in Ebonyi State and across Southeast Nigeria.
“Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, has congratulated Senator Dave Nweze Umahi on this achievement. We viewed it as evidence that President Tinubu values obedience, loyalty, hard work, and dedication to party supremacy. Umahi’s obedience in withdrawing from the Senate Presidency contest, as advised by the President, is recognised and appreciated by President Tinubu and Ndigbo.”
According to Ohanaeze, “The appointment of Umahi is believed to have eliminated any opposition from the Southeast, as he is expected to serve as President Tinubu’s emissary in the region.”
It stated that there are hopes that if given the Ministry of Works, Umahi will bring about transformative changes to Nigeria, similar to what he achieved during his tenure as the Governor of Ebonyi State.
The Igbo body maintained that Ndigbo is optimistic that Umahi’s track records in infrastructural development in Ebonyi State during his tenure as Governor, will be replicated on a national scale if he is given the Ministry of Works or Transport.
While emphasising the importance of deploying Umahi’s wealth of experience to address the infrastructural decay in Nigeria, Ohanaeze extended its congratulatory messages to other appointed ministers from the Southeast and urged them to be good ambassadors of the zone.
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