Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) childhood wing within the South East absorb rejected the appointment of Obinna Ihedioha as an Government Director of the Nigeria Earnings Carrier (NRS) by President Bola Tinubu.
The youths acknowledged the choice ignores valid receive collectively contributors within the space and rewards folk they judge shut to opposition occasions. They described the appointment as unfair and sharp.
Their reaction followed the announcement that Obinna Ihedioha, brother of former Imo Converse governor Emeka Ihedioha and a known figure within the African Democratic Congress (ADC), would support as Government Director for Folk, Stakeholders and Conversation on the NRS, representing the South East.
In a articulate issued by the APC Igbo Childhood Forum and signed by its National Coordinator, Chukwuemeka Chidi, the neighborhood accused the federal authorities of sidelining dedicated APC contributors who labored for the receive collectively one day of the 2023 customary elections.
The youths claimed that Obinna Ihedioha has links with opposition political blocs and allegedly supported Peter Obi of the Labour Occasion within the last presidential election.
They also pointed to his affiliation with the ADC as evidence that he doesn’t belong to the ruling receive collectively construction within the South East.
They puzzled how a person with such political background shall be trusted with a restful role in a nationwide earnings agency that handles personnel and public dialog.
In response to them, inserting him to blame of of us management and stakeholder engagement raises considerations about loyalty and internal security within the machine.
The articulate acknowledged: “Inserting a known opposition supporter to blame of managing of us and dealing with dialog on the Nigeria Earnings Carrier is terribly unpleasant and spoiled.
“The decision undermines loyalty within the receive collectively, discourages grassroots participation, and sends the scandalous message to APC supporters who invested time, cash and even risked their security to abet the receive collectively within the South East.”
The neighborhood accused political leaders of deciding on appeasement over dedication and competence. They warned that such actions weaken receive collectively self-discipline and alienate supporters who stood by the APC regardless of intimidation and hostility one day of the election duration.
They extra threatened to stage protests in several aspects of the country if the appointment is no longer reviewed.
Moreover, the youths insisted that the South East has many licensed APC contributors who need to private federal positions meant for the zone.
They urged President Tinubu to withdraw the appointment and change it with a candidate who has a favorable history of loyalty to the ruling receive collectively.
They also in most cases known as on receive collectively leadership on the nationwide stage to intervene and defend the interests of APC supporters within the South East.
