Consider women, youth for ministerial appointments – group urge Tinubu

A group under the aegis of
Progressive Ambassador for APC project, has called on President Bola Tinubu to consider women and youths in his ministerial appointments.

Speaking at a media conference on Monday, the group congratulated the president for hitting the ground running upon his assumption in less than 40 days in office, with the assents of judicial officers law, Electricity Act, Student Loan ACT, Data Protection Law, among other economic reforms programmes.

Comrade Ikechukwu Norbert, the Leader of the group also urged the president not to shut his doors against people who bought nomination forms and contested with him during the 2023 presidential primaries of the APC especially Dr. Felix Nicolas, the youngest presidential aspirants.

“At this junction we give credit to Mr. President on the appointments made so far, that of the chief of staff to the president, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, the Secretary to Government of the Federation Senator George Akume, National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu, the Service Chiefs, and other Senior Special Assistants. We thank the President for his foresight and inclusion of all geopolitical zones in his government.

“We therefore, use this opportunity to remind Mr. President on the much expected ministerial and other political appointments for youths and women inclusion as stated in his manifesto where at least three (3) cabinet positions for persons under the age of forty (40) and six (6) more position for members under the age of fifty (50), not for getting the presidential directive requiring that 20 percent of political appointments to MDAs to be reserve for qualified people under the ages of forty (40).

“Progressive Ambassadors strongly believe in the president Renewed Hope Agenda for the increase of women’s participation in government at least 35 percent in governmental position, particularly in his cabinet and other positions,

“We have the likes of Dr. Felix Nicolas, the youngest of them all very knowledgeable and talented, the likes of Jack-Rich Tein. an industrious Nigerian, Hon. Obinna Oriaku a financial expert, Uju Ken-Ohanenye the only woman contestants amongst others. please Excellency Mr. President sir with their expertise, hard work during the presidential campaign tour they deserve.”