By Ovat Abeng
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Sir Paul Chukwuma, has said that the appointment of Mr. Mark Okoye, a member of the All Progressive Grand Alliance APGA, as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the South East Development Commission (SEDC), is an evident that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is running all-inclusive government in Nigeria, irrespective of political, tribe, ethic and region affiliations.
He also said that the appointment of Mr. Okoye and that of Amb. Bianca Ojukwu as the Minister of Foreign Affairs (State), shows that the Southeasterners (Igbos) are equally carry along and not marginalized as being agitated in some quarters.
Chukwuma who is also vying for the governorship election in the state, disclosed this during a media breakfast with Journalists at his country home, Umueri in Anambra East Local Government Area of State on Saturday.
According to him, the duo appointment were based on merit and not political as being celebrated by the APGA supporters nationwide.
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“What our working President has just done by appointing this great personality from Anambra State is a true picture that President Tinubu is running a government of the people and not political party. I can authoritively tell you here that APGA members are likely to get more appointments in Tinubu’s administration. At the moment, there is a report that about 50 APGA loyalists are presently hovering around the Presidential villa begging for more appointment and this prove to you that APC is the best and only political party to welcome with in Nigeria.
“My aspiration to governed Anambra State come 2025 is to attract government presence to the state. I will focus more on security and community development projects.”
Sir Chukwuma while commending President Tinubu for the establishment of the South East Development Commission (SEDC) and the appointment Mr. Mark Okoye as the CEO of the Commission, urged the people to support the APC and his guber ambition come November 8th, 2025 governorship election in the state.
