Bianca Ojukwu’s nomination as a minister-designate has been denounced by Anambra State leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as an anti-party move.
They questioned why Bianca, a member of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) Board of Trustees, was appointed by President Bola Tinubu without first consulting APC party members.
The APC leaders characterised the selection as a flagrant betrayal of party loyalty that damages the spirits of their members during an emergency gathering of party stakeholders in Awka on Thursday, October 24.
High Chief Bunty Onuigbo, the South East Zonal Secretary of APC and a member of the APC Elders Forum in Anambra, who spoke on behalf of the stakeholders, said: “This is nothing but an act of anti-party, and it is detrimental. By empowering members of other political parties at the expense of the APC in Anambra State, Mr President is not supporting party loyalty,” he stated.
Onuigbo further questioned the implications of the appointment, asking, “Does Mr President want a mass defection of APC members in Anambra to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)? Is he indirectly working for APGA in Anambra State?”
The situation is “unheard of and highly demoralising,” he said, bemoaning the fact that the Abuja leadership appears to be favouring opposition parties over the APC.
Bianca Ojukwu’s nomination has generated the greatest discussion among the seven ministers named on Wednesday, October 23, with Nigerians discussing the president’s decision on a variety of social media platforms.
