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NTAC DG, Yakub Thumbs President Tinubu On Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu Appointment
…Say Her Appointment will boost President’s Renewed Hope Agenda
Joel Ajayi
Director General of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps,Rt.Hon.Yusuf Buba Yakub has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing Amb.Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu,a former Nigeria’s Ambassador to Spain and spouse to the late Igbo leader, Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu,as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.
Buba said the that, rich experience of the newly-appointed Minister in Diplomacy and global affairs would contribute immensely to enhancing the delivery of President Tinubu ‘s Renewed Hope Agenda at the Ministry.
In a statement made available via a letter of congratulations to the new Minister,which was released to his media handler in Abuja on Wednesday,the NTAC boss said Amb.Odumegwu-Ojukwu’s appointment by Mr.President was an eloquent testament to a capacity acquired over the years in so many areas of endeavour, and expressed the hope that she would leverage this capacity to make President Tinubu and those who have confidence in her proud.
The rest of the letter read: “Surely, Your Excellency, this new feather to your cap is an eloquent testament to your famed capacity as an outstanding Politician and Diplomat, who has made outstanding marks across the globe across time.
“While the whole world has continued to applaud the choice His Excellency, our dear President, has made in you, I have no doubt, whatsoever, that you will leverage your multi-sectoral experience, knowledge and global exposure to advance the realization of our nation’s Foreign Policy Objectives, especially, as enunciated in Mr. President’s 4-D Foreign Policy Initiatives.
“I wish to also use this medium to convey our enthusiastic commendations to Mr.President for this appointment,and again,for myself, my family and, indeed, on behalf of the Management and staff of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC), which by the grace of God and the kind benevolence of His Excellency, Mr. President, I currently head, congratulate Your Excellency, the Honourable Minister, on this new national assignment.
“I also pray for the wisdom, health and the renewed strength for you to effectively contribute to the delivery of Mr. President’s Renewed Hope Agenda at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.”
Amb.Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu was early in the week, alongside six other newly appointed Ministers,sworn into office by President Tinubu at the State House.
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Musawa Seeks Broader Significance for June 12
Joel Ajayi
The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, Esq., says June 12 must be remembered as a sacrifice that gave Nigerians democracy, beyond its status as a public holiday.
In a statement signed on Saturday by the Senior Assistant Media & Publicity to the Honourable Minister,Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy Dr Nneka Ikem Anibeze Ph.D in Abuja.
Musawa stated this at the national premiere of “MKO”, a film on Chief Moshood Abiola, held at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts, Lagos, to mark Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary.
She said 33 years after June 12, 1993, many young Nigerians know it only as a holiday, but the film turns it back into memory.
“For too many young Nigerians, June 12 is simply a public holiday. This film tells them that our democracy did not arrive by chance. It was fought for. It was defended. It was paid for. This documentary is in honour of the heroes of June 12, the men and women who gave their lives for the mandate of June 12, 1993 and for the democracy Nigeria enjoys today,” the Minister said.
Musawa hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Chief Host, for his participation in the June 12 struggle and paying the price in exile, adding that Nigeria’s creative industry will keep telling the story of its democracy with courage.
“Through film and the creative economy, Nigeria will preserve its history. A nation that forgets its past loses its way to the future. Nigeria has a story and our story deserves to be told,” she said.
Earlier, the director of the investigative documentary, Ose Oyamendan, said the film was in honour and memory of heroes who fought for Nigeria’s democracy.
“There was Hope ’93 and now there is Renewed Hope. There was a man who sacrificed his life so we may have democracy and there is a man who almost lost his life fighting for democracy who is now helping build a lasting democracy.
“There was a great man called Bashorun MKO Abiola and there is now another great man called Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Democrats. Nationalists. Nation builders. Leaders of men and women. We must never forget our story. We must always honour and remember our heroes,” Oyamendan said.
Top government officials including President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the wife of the President Senator Oluremi Tinubu; Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, Chief of Staff to the President Rt. Femi Gbajabiamila, state Governors, members of the National Assembly, Ministers and other distinguished dignitaries attended the premiere.
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