Delta APC lauds Ngige over Kokori, Isire’s appointments

CHAIRMAN of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Delta State, Chief Cyril Ogodo, has expressed gratitude to Dr Chris Ngige and the Ministry of Labour and Productivity on the appointment of Mr Austin Enajemo-Isire and Chief Frank Kokori.

Chief Ogodo gave the commendation in a statement personally signed and made available to journalists in Delta on Wednesday.

“APC Delta State has received the pleasant and encouraging news of the recent appointment of two of its own namely a foremost labour activist as Chairmen of NSITF and Michael Imoudu Institute of Labour Training respectively.

“APC Delta is grateful to the Honorable Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige for recommending our two party men to Mr President, Muhammadu Buhari for the appointment. We are also deeply appreciative of Mr President for approving their appointments.

“We are, however, aware that a few disgruntled and fringe trouble makers claiming to be Delta APC members have raised baseless issues seeking to query the Minister for not announcing Chief Kokori as the Chairman of NSITF as they earlier wished and speculated.

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“We wonder what their special interest in NSITF that this group of persons would prefer to force the hand of the Minister on who to appoint to chair the fund.

“The era of NSITF being a cash cow for fraud is over. This is the era of President Buhari, an era of fight against corruption.

“We, therefore, acknowledge the efforts of the Minister for the clean-up at the NSITF and the appointment of an industry professional to chair the NSITF.

“We also appreciate the need to appoint Chief Kokori, a foremost labour veteran to the chair of the Ilorin based Labour training institute.

“We call on all genuine APC members in Delta State to join in appreciation of the Minister and to support our Chairmen appointees in their assigned portfolios.

“We also call on our erring party members from continuing giving Delta APC a bad name of ingratitude and disunity.

“We want to use this opportunity to plead with the Honorable Minister not to take offence as Delta APC is not prepared to lose any of the two appointments as a result of contrived rascality by unknown elements,” the statement concluded.