- A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Dr Francis Chidioze Okoye, has reacted to the appointment of members of the South East Development Commission
- Okoye condemned the appointment of opposition members to the South East Development Commission
- During an exclusive chat with TheTalk.NG, Okoye said those who worked for President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the 2023 election are not being recognized
Okoye said Tinubu should reconsider this decision of appointing opposition party members into strategic positions
Photo credit: Francis Okoye/Asiwaju Bola Ahmed TinubuSource: UGCThe managing Director, Chief Executive of the South East Development Commission, an APGA person was equally appointed. Mark Okoye is a former commission under Governor Willie Obiano. He’s a card-carrying member of APGA. He’s currently holding another strategic position in the government of Chukwuma Soludo and APGA government. Does it mean that there is no other APC person who is eminently qualified to hold such positions?All appointments have been given to opposition parties, people in the Labour Party, and people in APGA. I want to condemn this in its entirety. It is unacceptable to us at the level of the coalition of APC support groups that I lead, it is unacceptable to us. We reject it, and we want the President to do something about it. We cannot be working, and other people will be benefiting from all our work put into that presidential election to make Tinubu the president of this country. Let the president reconsider this decision of appointing opposition party members into strategic positions in the southeast and in Anambra in particular, that is my take. “Tinubu Withdraws Appointments of Chairman, Directors of SEDC
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