The Coalition of Pro-Democracy Groups For A Better Nigeria has commended President Bola Tinubu for appointing Chief Pius Akinyelure as the new Chairman of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).
Astatement signed by it’s National Coordinator, Comrade Awa Bamiji on Tuesday, described the appointment as ” a round peg in a round hole”
The statement reads:
” We congratulate Mr President, for making a right choice in the appointment of Chief Pius Akinyelure from Ondo State as non – Executive Board Chairman of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).
The latter’s appointment as Non- Executive Board Chairman of NNPCL is “a round peg in a round hole”, well deserved, based on his wealth of experience and it is also most timely regarding the urgent need to revive our ailing economy with dwindling value of our currency, which needs magic wand to quickly revive it to a desirable condition from this comatose situation.
“Your highly productive days from Mobil Producing Limited till being the NNPCL Board member representing Southwest and now, non – Executive Board Chairman of the NNPCL could be best described as complete metamorphosis of requisite experience needed for the renewed hope Agenda of Mr President. Every aspect of our economy presently needs expertise knowledge of a technocrat, capable of preventing it from total collapse.
“You, as a poster face in the system and other appointed professionals inside this present government have adequately testified to the fact that annulled “MKO Abiola Hope 93” is Today been adequately renewed by “Tinubu Renewed Hope Agenda Team members”.
With Almighty God on your side, you have never been a failure. We therefore pray for your successful tenure and that of experienced others”
Meanwhile, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) across the country have once again make a case for one of their own, urging President Bola Tinubu to consider Comrade Awa Bamiji for a ministerial appointment.
In a separate statement made available to newsmen, the CSOs said they had unanimously endorsed Awa for a ministerial position during the Yoruba National Day 2023 celebration, with the representative of the president in attendance.
“With the resignation of Mr Simon Lalong, it is very clear that a search for his replacement by Mr President has just begun,” the statement said.
It added that appointing Awa as a minister will be a reward for his three decades of loyalty to the president, and also appease majority of June 12 activists.
