Ministerial Appointment: Anambra Senator protests Tinubu’s ‘marginalisation’ of S’East

<p>The Senator representing Anambra North Senatorial District, Dr Tony Nwoye, has condemned President Ahmed Tinubu’s alleged marginalisation of the South-East geopolitical zone over appointments.</p>, <p>Describing the president’s action as unconstitutional, Nwoye said the South-East geopolitical zone was marginalised in the recent ministerial appointments.</p>, <p>Nwoye, a former National President of the National Association of Nigerian Students ( NANS), moved the motion on the floor of the senate, stating that Tinubu’s ministerial appointments violated the provisions of the Federal Character principles which provide that in sharing any position, the President must take cognizance of zones, states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).</p>, <p>Nwoye’s motion was supported by 15 senators from the South-East.</p>, <p>According to the 15 lawmakers from the South-East, despite the provisions of the law, they are worried apart from the appointment of a minister from each of the five states in the region, no other minister was appointed from the zone on the basis of representation from geopolitical zones, whereas the other five geopolitical zones got an additional minimum of two ministers each from their zones.</p>, <p>The five ministers appointed from the Southeast zone are Uju Ken Ohaneye, Anambra state; Uche Nnaji, Enugu state; David Umahi, Ebonyi state; Dr Doris Uzoka, Imo state and Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, Abia state.</p>, <p>While other regions got additional ministers apart from the one appointed from each state in the regions, the Southeast did not get any additional ministerial appointments.</p>, <p>However, Senate President Godswill Akpabio stepped down Nwoye’s motion on the point of order to consult President Bola Tinubu on the issue.</p>, <p>Condemning the act, Nwoye said, “I am not happy about it at all. That is why senators from the Southeast – 15 of us in number – wanted to move the point of order since Friday on Section 14(3) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, of the flagrant v