The President of Coalition for Democracy and Free Election, USA, Comrade Lebari Nzidee, has raised concerns over negligence by previous administrations on the ministerial appointment of Indigenes from Ogoni kingdom in Rivers State.
Nzidee in a statement on Friday, a copy made available to our correspondent lamented that people from Ogoni have been neglected politically; mostly as it affects ministerial appointment.
According to him, two governors from Rivers State who have benefitted from previous governments in the last two dispensations are not from Ogoni, calling on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to appoint technocrats like Magnus Abe from the Ogoni Kingdom, in furtherance to strike a balance as far as Rivers State is concern.
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The Activist reiterated that Nyesom Wike was a Minister before becoming governor for 8 years and Hon. Rotimi Amaechi also did 8 years as governor and close to seven as minister.
While describing the situation as an injustice for Ogoni indigenes, he called on people from the region to lend their voice for the All Progressive Congress president to look inward and appoint a minister from the Ken Saro Wiwa kindred.
Apparently commending the President on his recent actions, Nzidee maintained: “This is what makes Tinubu the greatest leader. He built and ensured governorship was zone to all geopolitical zone of Lagos, he picked the best, not based on uncle, or blood relations and has no relationship with tribes in appointment, in Lagos best commissioners are even picked from another state, but Rivers State government are subjecting the best candidates to intimidation, threats and even killed in the process.
“The worst is after 8 years they want to be Minister not considering other tribes in the state that are left behind, these are the situation that calls for insecurity, hatred and lack of love and peace in the state.
“President Tinubu served as governor of Lagos state for 8 years with all his connections, he kept building peoples all over the country, he never lobbies to be Minister or seek for any position, why are some people so myopic, self-centre, not satisfied with what God had done for them.”
Unhappy about the Ogoni setbacks, the Activist stated that “Today Tinubu is the president because he never destroyed any part of Lagos state, or being selfish, he never used people and dump them.
“I release God’s anger on any person that God has given enough and he’s not satisfied, I release God’s anger on any person that standing against an Ogoni man or woman, I release God’s anger against any person that so benefited from the 13 per cent derivation that was introduced to Niger Delta after the unconstitutional hanging of Ken saro.
“He who destroyed another in order to succeed will destruction awaits him at the gate of demanding more success,” Nzidee decried.