Delta APC Staunch Appeals to Tinubu for Johnny Appointment
Francis Tayor
Warri _____ An ljaw youth leader of the All Progressive Congress, APC from Gbaramantu kingdom in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State, Mr. Kingsley Peremobowei Mackson, popularly known as King Zubri has passionately appealed to the APC led government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to consider the former Delta South APC Senatorial aspirant in 2019 general elections, High. Chief. Michael Johnny, others from the ljaw extraction of the party in Delta State for a juicy federal appointment in the current administration.
King Zubri made the appeal on Tuesday in Warri through an open letter addressed to the federal government said High Chief. Michael Johnny has contributed alot in promoting APC in Delta State, stressing that he deserves an appointment in reward of his commitments to the success of the party over the years, especially the recent 2023 general elections that gave victory to president Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the federal level.
The Gbaramantu born APC staunch lamented the neglect of Delta ljaw APC members for appointment by previous governments, stressing that president Tinubu should change the narrative by giving a facelift with appointment to the ljaws of Delta State in this current administration.
He however, called on His Excellency, distinguishef Sen. Barr. Ovie Obarisi Omo-Agege, the immediate past Deputy President of the Senate and the 2023 APC Governorship candidate of Delta State, and the current senator representing the people of Delta South at the National Assembly, Sen. Joel Thomas Onowakpo to as a matter of urgency recommend High. Chief. Michael Johnny for appointment, adding that the man had served the party faithfully and contributed financially to the growth of the party in Delta State.
Read below full details of the statement:
AN APPEAL TO MR PRESIDENT, HIS EXCELLENCY, BOLA AHMED TINUBU GCFRN, TO CONSIDER DELTA IJAW APC CHIEFTAIN, HIGH CHIEF. MICHAEL JOHNNY, OTHER IJAW APC MEMBERS FOR FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS
Your Excellency sir, I write with great concerns over the plight of APC members from the Ijaw extraction in Delta State, thereby soliciting your noble attention towards this matter of significance being noted by the Ijaw family over the years.
It has been observed with dismay that certain highly committed members of our great party from the Ijaw extraction who had sacrificed time, energy and their scarce resources in building up the party in the state had not benefitted any thing. Such committed members spent quality time and resources in sustaining the structure of our great party within the Ijaw axis of the party in Delta State for years yet were not considered for the least appointment by the leadership of our party.
This is really worrisome !
Sir, having noted this dismal situation with contrite heart, I humbly solicit on behalf of such committed members of the party who even when our party was at the stage of falling and rising, were highly committed in working for the success of this party over the years. Most prominent among them is Chief Michael Jonny who had done all he could for the APC to remain lively and active when participating in series of electioneering programmes and exercises in the Ijaw extraction of Delta State.
With the level of commitments being noted from these grassroot party members, I hereby call on the leadership of the party in the state through your noble directives, the need to have a rethink about this situation thereby considering such members of merit like Chief Michael Jonny for lucrative political slots in any available office for appointment.
Sir, I am of the opinion that you personally discuss this particular point of relevance with other party officials in the state as well as with Mr President so that the said Chief Michael Jonny and other kindhearted Ijaw Politicians will be recommended for appointments at the federal level.
This will surely serve as an appropriate source of motivation to accelerate grassroot politics within the party to foster unity among the divides of our great party.
Sir, the Ijaw APC members had endured hard times for years even from the creeping periods of our great party, and now that the party is ripe with fruits for members to harvest, it is necessary Ijaw members of the party who had been involved in the task of grassroot mobilization for the success of our dear party be rewarded handsomely so that others who have good intentions would be encouraged to be working in such positive directions.
Unfortunately, some of our fellow party members who are close to the power corridor in Abuja that is expected to encourage hard working party members like Chief Michael Jonny whom they would have recommended to the presidency for appropriate rewarding became obstacle to him despite exerting enviable efforts towards the success of our great party in Delta State.
It is on the basis of such ugly scenarios being noted from some of our fellow party elites that prompted me to advocate for their consideration on behalf of other aggrieved Ijaws in Delta State. It is not a promising situation to note with regard to the future of our great party whereby members who had been toiling tirelessly for years are being sidelined without any just cause by some greedy set of persons in the party.
Interestingly, the said Chief Michael Jonny who had spent quality time, energy and resources in building and maintaining the party structure within the Ijaw Society in Delta State is credible personality with resounding academic qualifications, hence secures respect from generality of people in our Ijaw Society, especially among grassroot members of our great party.
He is dearly loved by the people, hence rewarding him with lucrative appointment for his commitment to the party will be an advantage to our party in the future.
People will acknowledge the fact that there is reward for sincere sacrifices for the lovers of the party. I therefore personally appeal to you to kindly help the Ijaw APC family by using your prestigious office to recommend Ijaws in Delta State to the national leadership of the party to honour their contributions to the party with reasonable appointments.
Distinguished Senator, I am confident that you will share the feelings of the Ijaw APC members by activating the processes of conveying the interest of the Ijaws to His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for timely response.
I shall be most grateful if the collective wish of the Ijaws to be offered appointments is effected through your official recommendation, the statement added.
Thanks for your cooperation.
Signed:
Kingsley Mackson Peremobowei, An Advocate for the Ijaws in APC, Delta State.
