As reactions continue to trail the rescheduled list of
nominees for the management of the South East Development Commission (SEDC),
Hon Mark C. Okoye who retained his position as the Managing Director/Chief
Executive Officer has been accused of leading a campaign of calumny against the
election of President Bola Tinubu during the 2023 General elections.
Tinubu within a space of 24 hours between Friday and
Saturday appointed and relieved Hon Emeka Atuma of the chairmanship of the
Commission and replaced him with Emeka Nworgu.
However, Prominent Anambra social commentator Dr.
Chikwenze Ogbuoji accused Dr Mark, a Nominee of the 16-member board as a
staunch castigate of President
Tinubu and a card carrying registered member of the Anambra ruling All
Progressive’s Grand Alliance ( APGA ).
Ogbuoji faulted Okoye’s reaction to criticism against
his nomination in which he boldly distanced himself from the All Progressives
Congress ( APC ) affirming that his appointment by President Bola Tinubu was
based on merit.
On what described as an unfortunate treatment of loyal
party members , Ogbuoji recalled how Okoye, a former Commissioner in Anambra
State, spearheaded slander campaigns against the APC and President Tinubu.
Ogbuoji in a lengthy statement on Sunday said that
Okoye and the Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo worked tirelessly for the
emergence of the People’s Democratic Party candidate Atiku Abubakar.
He lamented the plights of those who endured the
“bullets” from the opponents of Tinubu during the elections will be subjected
to mockery after their rejection from the series of appointments announced by
the President.
Ogbuoji gave an account of Mark Okoye’s outbursts
while speaking to APGA stakeholders in his Local Government (Dunukofia) where
has was caught on camera speaking against the aspiration of Tinubu describing
the President as evil saying that his ambition to rule the country will remain
a pipe dream that will never come to pass.
“Mark Okoye is not just an APGA chieftain and
appointee of Gov. Soludo, but an unrepentant hater of President Tinubu and his
political family”.
“After reading a congratulatory message sent to him by
an APC chieftain in Anambra State, Mark Okoye in his usual boastful
characteristic and ingratitude disassociated himself from APC/Tinubu
Administration, boasted that the appointment was given to him on merit”.
“It is therefore surprising that the President will
appoint such a hater to head a very strategic federal government parastatal
such as Southeast Development Commission as this cradle stage of the
Commission”.
Ogbuoji described Mark’s appointment as an “anomaly”
adding that if not corrected , he will sabotage the Renewed Hope Agenda of
President Tinubu in the South-East and equally ruin the President’s re-election
chances in 2027.
“The President should as a matter of urgency take a
second look at this very appointment.
“Whoever recommended Mark Okoye for such a sensitive
position did not wish the President to succeed in Southeast, the person did so
simply for personal gains.
According to Ogbuoji, the nominee is known for
switching allegiances warning that he will betray President Tinubu.
“However, I must point out that Mark Okoye has a way
of switching loyalty from one authority to another.
“He did that to Peter
Obi when Obi was the Governor. He was made an SSA to Gov. Peter Obi.
“When Obi left office, Mark moved to Obiano and he was
made a commissioner for budget and economic planning.
“After Obiano’s administration, the same Mark Okoye
dumped Obiano and moved to Soludo through his wife and he was appointed the MD
of ANSIPPA.
Furthermore Ogbuoji said that Okoye was incapable to
head such a position considering his poor performance as Commissioner for
Budget and Economic Planning in Anambra State and the Managing Director of
Anambra State Investment Promotion and Protection Agency (ANSIPPA ).
“Mark did not make any tangible impact nor did he
achieve anything for Anambra State in all the positions he has occupied.
Ogbuoji urged President Tinubu to resist the practice
of rewarding persons who worked against him and abandoning those who worked in
his favour.
This is not the first time that President Tinubu’s
appointment has caused disquiet among stakeholders of the party, Recall that on
November President Tinubu appointed a staunch critic of his Mr. Daniel Bwala as
his Special Adviser on Policy communication.
The announcement further raised questions on the
rationale of the President’s reward system for Loyal party members.
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