President of the group, Chief Tobias Ogbe at a press conference on Friday said Chief Michael Achadu is one of the party’s major backbone in the state who deserves nomination for ministerial appointment.
President Tinubu is expected to forward names of ministerial nominees to the Senate for confirmation, on or before 28th July, 2023.
The group’s president said that the nomination of Chief Michael Achadu would place APC as a party that rewards loyalty, dedication and commitment.
Ogbe said that their prefer nominee spent personal resources, time, energy and goodwill to bring the APC to victory not only in the state but across the country.
He argued that some of those who are currently jostling for appointments around the presidency did little or nothing to make the party reclaim Benue.
Ogbe said, “We are aware of those who are currently lobbying for appointments, both in Benue and around the Presidency in Abuja. But we must tell ourselves the truth, some of them could not even deliver their polling units or wards during the last elections. What is their contribution to the success of the party in the last general elections?
“We remember some of them, when, during the buildup to the Presidential primaries in 2022, we were almost stranded and needed a boost financially to continue our activities in support of Asiwaju; we approached many them in Benue, Kogi, Niger, even in the south, but they failed us.
“It was also Chief Achadu who singlehandedly released funds that prosecuted the elections of APC and that of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in his country home of Okpokwu Local Government of Benue State and caused victory for our party, for the first time, in the traditional home of PDP since 1999.
When asked if Chief Achadu was interested in becoming a minister and if he had the capacity, the group said, ‘of all the names flying from Benue State, Achadu remains the most competent and one with technical know-how to occupy such position.
Ogbeh described Achadu as a “philanthropist, an icon of diligent services, professionalism per excellence, with global economic expertise, a consummate business mogul and an epitome of hope to the youthful generation”, saying, he is “a well-known serial entrepreneur with interest in brand development, hospitality, construction, manufacturing, farming and humanitarian services.
Ogbeh explained that Chief Achadu’s venture into partisan politics was driven by the need to offer an alternative to the general narrative.
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