Chief Tobias Ogbeh, Speak On Why President Tinubu Need To Reward Loyalty

Comrade Tobias Ogbeh in a press conference today called on the Nigeria president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reward loyalty in order to garner more support.

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A TEXT OF PRESS STATEMENT BY COMRADE TOBIAS OGBEH, PRESIDENT OF ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS' YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND SOLIDARITY FORUM, DURING THE WORLD PRESS BEEFING HELD AT IMO HOUSE, ABUJA, ON THURSDAY, 29TH JUNE, 2023; TO IMPRESS ON PRESIDENT ASIWAJU BOLA TINUBU ON NEED TO REWARD LOYALTY 

Gentlemen of the Press,

Let me start by thanking you for honouring this invitation at short notice. It shows your dedication to duty and resolve to give Nigerian populace, both rich and the poor equal access to media and cause their voices to be heard.

It has become imperative to address an issue which we feel is common amongst party people. The menace of eye-service and the attendant betrayal, mudslinging, name-dropping, scheming and manipulations amongst political actors, especially, when their party emerges victory; needs to be addressed.

It’s no longer news that our party, the All Progressives Congress is the ruling party at the national level and in many states. We must use this opportunity to officially congratulate ASIWAJU BOLA AHMED TINUBU and SENATOR IBRAHIM KASHIM SHETTIMA, for emerging President and Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, respectively. In the same way we congratulate Governors of various states across the Federation who won their elections under our party.

We invite you here this beautiful afternoon, to address an issue we find  as an affront and insult to the sensibility of the men and women who laboured day and night to put APC on the winning radar. It has become necessary to bring to the notice of President Asiwaju Tinubu, to conduct inward investigation about some of the people hovering around him, jostling for appointments. Some of the names flying around, especially from Benue State, failed to deliver their polling units or wards during the last elections.

We are aware of those who are currently lobbying for appointments, both in Benue and around the Presidency in Abuja. But we must tell ourselves the truth, some of them could not even deliver their polling units or wards during the last elections. What is their contribution to the success of the party in the last general elections?

We remember some of them, when, during the buildup to the Presidential primaries in 2022, we were almost stranded and needed a boost financially to continue our activities in support of Asiwaju; we approached many them in Benue, Kogi, Niger, even in the south, but they failed us.

It was just a few of them who genuinely believed in Asiwaju to become President and one of such people is Chief Dr. Michael Achadu (Ph.D). The man practically took over almost all the expenses of our organisation and many other interest groups I can remember. All through the primaries down to the general elections, he was always there to support the course of Asiwaju.

It was also Chief Achadu who singlehandedly released funds that prosecuted the elections of APC and that of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in his country home of Okpokwu Local Government of Benue State and caused victory for our party, for the first time, in the traditional home of PDP since 1999. This was in addition to his stretch of benevolence and support to our party men and women across other council areas in Benue and beyond.

Achadu is a philanthropist, an icon of diligent services, professionalism per excellence, with global economic expertise, a consummate business mogul and an epitome of hope to the youthful generation. He is a well-known serial entrepreneur with interest in brand development, hospitality, construction, manufacturing, farming and humanitarian services. 

He has over 20 years robust working experience in the corporate sector managing and developing big brands for multinationals across Africa. He has over 3,500 youths workforce spread across all 774 local governments in Nigeria.

We make bold to say that, of all the names flying from Benue State, Achadu remained the most competent and one with technical know-how to occupy such position. Chief Achadu’s venture into partisan politics was driven by the need to offer an alternative to the general narrative, and we must give him that platform to continue to impact lives and build the party to enviable heights, as we prepare for another rounds of elections in 2027.

It is on this note, that, we at the APC-YDSF urge our dear President, Asiwaju Tinubu, to kindly consider Chief. (Dr.) Michael Achadu for ministerial position, to give hope to the common party men and women, that loyalty, dedication and commitment have reward in the party.

It will also stimulate other well to do individuals who didn’t want to commit their resources in the last elections, to see reasons why they should be supporting the party with their resources, henceforth.

Thank you for coming and do have a peaceful Sallah break.

Chief Tobias Ogbeh

President, APC-YDSF.

29th June, 2023.