Inflammatory Tribal Statement Against Okowa's Appointments, Faulty..... Says Onuesoke
In order to fulfill his promises and commitments to the people of Delta state, the Smart Agenda Governor, Senator Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa has has announced the with immediate effect, the appointment of some key drivers of his administration.
These appointments have however drawn comments from some quarters in the state which have caught the attention of a prominent chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Sunny Onuesoke.
The top PDP chieftain faulted the comments which he described as tribal inflammatory statements over the recent appointments by Governor Okowa.
In a statement on Friday, Delta State government had announced the appointment of Hon. Chiedu Ebie as Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Olorogun David Edevbie as Chief of Staff and Hon. Funkekeme Solomon as Senior Political Adviser.
The appointments had received negative reaction from some quarters who felt the Governor's appointment had some tribalistic imbalance.
Onuesoke who spoke to journalists in Warri, during the weekend said it is quite unfortunate that some people are insinuating tribal coloration to the appointments, stressing that in the history of Delta politics, Okowa’s administration has been fair to all tribes in terms of appointments.
He stated that in the last administration, Okowa’s government was very fair to all the tribes as they all got fair share of the appointments in his administration.
He argued that it is the constitutional prerogative of an elected Governor of any state in nigeria to appoint whoever he wants as SSG, Chief of Staff, Director of Protocol, stressing that, that of Okowa should not be different.
The former Delta State Governorship aspirant said those castigating Okowa are too much in hurry to do that hence the Governor had just started announcing appointment, adding that all the different tribes in the state would have their fair share of appointments as it were in first term, he stated.
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