As President Muhammadu Buhari prepares to name his ministerial nominees, a group, Concerned Imo APC Professionals and Stakeholders, has petitioned the president requesting him not to appoint Senator Hope Uzodinma into his cabinet.
In a five pages petition, the group warned President Buhari to maintain a safe distance from the senator to avoid sending a wrong signal to the people.
The petition signed by Dr Franklin Modesty Uzowihe (national coordinator); Lady Beatrice Obinali (secretary) and Engr Fab Ngobiri (Diaspora coordinator, USA), stated that Senator Uzodinma was wrongly imposed on them to fly the ticket of Imo APC gubernatorial candidate.
It maintained that for the interest of the party and its teeming members who are gradually regaining consciousness after the guber loss caused by the senator, it would be a disservice to reward him with a ministerial appointment.
It also said that the senator is also facing corruption case before the anti-graft agency, arguing that it would not rob off well on the government that prides itself with corruption fight.
The petition reads, “Our attention has been drawn to news making the rounds, both here in the state and in the South east generally, that a certain Senator Hope Uzodinma, an eight year former senator of the federal republic and the one who was erroneously imposed on us as the gubernatorial candidate in the just concluded general elections, is being taunted and projected in some quarters as a possible ministerial nominee for Imo state.
‘’While some may argue that rumours lack substance and should just be seen as such, we on our part, are simply being cautious, pragmatic and raising early alarm that for the interest of our great party, and party men in Imo state who are gradually regaining consciousness after the appalling, disgraceful and unfortunate loss of the guber election in the state caused by this same senator, that you do not for whatever reason consider him anywhere near your possible ministerial nominees.”
The group averred that the president should rather look out for those that diligently and genuinely worked for the interest of the party from the zone but are not making noise about it.
It further said that Imo APC required a leader with national outlook, financial muscle, friendly and approachable disposition.
