By Chris Udochukwu
Aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan on Social Media, Reno Omokri has reacted to the announcement and release of ministerial portfolios to the 45 ministerial designates, saying that Nyesom Wike’s appointment as Minister of FCT marks the first time a Southerner has been appointed FCT Minister since Mobolaji Ajose-Adeogun was appointed to that position in 1976.
Recall that the immediate past governor of Rivers State who is a chieftain of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was yesterday appointed as the Minster of the Federal Capital Territory.
Political pundits are of the view that his appointment is not unconnected with the role he played in his state (Rivers State) on one hand and as leader of G-5 in the emergence of Bola Tinubu as president in the February 25, 2023 presidential election.
Wike was the leader of the aggrieved G-5 PDP Governors who worked against the party for given the party’s presidential ticket to Atiku Abubakar, a norther instead of complying with the party rotation arrangement between the North and South.
Reno who made the observation via his verified twitter handle @renoomokri said:
The appointment by President Bola Tinubu of ex-Governor Nyesom Wike as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory will mark the first time a Southerner has been appointed FCT Minister since Mobolaji Ajose-Adeogun was appointed to that position in 1976 by the then Head of State,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
