The lawmaker representing Edo-North Senatorial District, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, has said the appointment of the former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, as Minister of FCT is one of the groundbreaking decisions of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
OsunDailyNG reports that the former national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) stated this during an interview with journalists in Abuja on Wednesday.
He said President Tinubu broke the jinx in FCT ministerial appointments by appointing Nyesom Wike as its minister.
Oshiomhole stated that Tinubu had listening ears even though many Nigerians thought appointing Wike as a minister was impossible.
He said, “This singular move shows that anyone can become a minister regardless of their birthplace, tongue and dialect.
“For me, one of the groundbreaking decisions President Tinubu has taken is to give every part of Nigeria a hope that regardless of your birthplace, tongue or dialect, you can be the Minister of the FCT.”
Oshiomhole also stressed that Tinubu’s administration should be credited for fixing what other past presidents could not do.
He noted that Tinubu is already laying a solid foundation for the country’s development and his government would not be about lamentation.
Oshiomhole said, “May this government be credited as the one that fixed what others could not fix. This will not be a government of lamentation, but one that will do what others failed to do.”
He also applauded President Tinubu for appointing Abubakar Momoh as the Minister of Niger Delta Development, saying it was an honour done to Edo state.
According to him, it is only under the current administration that a citizen of Edo has been appointed as Minister of Niger Delta Development.
He said, “The president deserves a resounding applause for the honour done to Edo in making a bold statement that anybody can be anything from any part of the country.”
