Notable leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in
Enugu state have applauded the nomination of the former Foreign Affairs
Minister, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, for ministerial reappointment by President Muhammadu
Buhari, describing the decision as “one of the most appropriate.”
Some of the leaders who hailed the appointment included
former Senate President, Chief Ken Nnamani; Nigeria’s Ambassador to India, Maj.
Gen. Chris Eze (rtd); former Secretary to Enugu State Government, Chief
Onyemuche Nnamani; Director General of the Voice of Nigeria, Osita Okechukwu;
former governorship hopefuls of the party, Mr. George Ogara and Mr. Ben Eche
and Princess Ada Ogbu, one of the party’s senatorial candidates in the state.
The former Senate President who spoke to journalists said
the nomination of the former minister for reappointment had shown that the
president had implicit confidence in him having worked with him during his
first term.
“The president told Nigerians that he will appoint only
those he knows very well. We were filled with excitement when we heard that the
former has been nominated. This is one of the most appropriate appointments
made by the President. Onyeama is firm; he’s hails from a strong family with
noble background.
“He has spent almost half of his life in diplomatic service,
he knows the job very well. He’s not a noisy type, he works diligently and
quietly. We expect that every loyal party man must file behind him. We must as
a matter of discipline support the choice of the President,” he said.
On their part, the former SSG, Onyemuche and the Ambassador
to India, Eze described the appointment as most deserving and “a square peg in
a square hole”.
“During his first term as the foreign minister, the image of
Nigeria at the global stage soared. This is not about politics, it’s about
getting the right man to the do the job. We in APC, Enugu state are happy with
the President and we wish him greater achievements and exploits this time
around”.
The VON DG, Okechukwu, in his congratulatory message to the
former minister dissociated leaders of the APC in Enugu state from a statement
purportedly issued by the party’s chairman in the state, Ben Nwoye rejecting
Onyeama’s nomination.
“We dissociate ourselves from the said statement especially
when no organ of APC in Enugu state held a meeting since the ministerial
nomination. As Democrats, we must recognize the hard fact that it’s the
prerogative of the President to appoint his ministers,” he said.
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