{"id":142445,"date":"2024-12-15T11:10:33","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T10:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/ottis-stern-critic-mba-pulls-out-of-pdps-shadow-government"},"modified":"2024-12-15T12:31:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T11:31:24","slug":"ottis-stern-critic-mba-pulls-out-of-pdps-shadow-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/ottis-stern-critic-mba-pulls-out-of-pdps-shadow-government","title":{"rendered":"Otti\u2019s stern critic, Mba pulls out of PDP\u2019s Shadow Government"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Mr Chinonye Mba has rejected his appointment as Commissioner for Youth Development in the Shadow Government recently inaugurated by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State.<\/p>\n<p>This is coming two weeks after Mba\u2019s appointment by the Abraham Amah-led PDP executive in Abia.<\/p>\n<p>Mba, who is regarded as the most consistent critic of the administration of Governor Alex Otti, tendered his resignation on Friday, blaming his decision on the failure of his party, PDP to consult or issue him a letter of appointment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is to notify the general public that I, Mr. Chinonye Mba, is not a member of a newly formed Shadow Government of the Peoples Democratic Party as I was not consulted before such appointment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConsidering the fact that there\u2019s no appointment letter or any sort of documentation and having consulted my lawyers about the legality and implications of such, I hereby publicly disassociate myself from the said shadow Government of the People Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a law-abiding citizen and a progressive, who desires to see my state prosper, I have decided to jettison anything that would be a distraction to the Executive Governor of Abia state Dr. Alex Chioma Otti.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you and God bless,\u201d Mba said.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cTo whom brain is given, sense is expected\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Also, a former Commissioner for works during the administration of former Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, Bob Ogu resigned from the PDP Shadow Government as \u2018Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice\u2019, saying he was not consulted before his appointment.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to Mba\u2019s resignation, the Special Adviser to Governor Alex Otti on Media and Publicity, Ferdinand Ekeoma praised the decision, urging him to ignore the barrage of mocking he is receiving because of his decision.<\/p>\n<p>According to Ekeoma, Chinonye Mba\u2019s interests, which will be protected by the progress and development in Abia State, matters most.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Publicity Secretary of PDP in Abia, Eric Ikwuagwu said that those who resigned from the Shadow Government may have done so because of fear of arrest or victimisation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease let us respect their decisions. Even three cabinet nominees by incoming President Trump rejected the offer, but opposition can never be silenced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo not blame any political opposition voice that has been silenced due to fear\u201d, Ikwuagu said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Mr Chinonye Mba has rejected his appointment as Commissioner for Youth Development in the Shadow Government recently inaugurated by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State. This is coming two weeks after Mba\u2019s appointment by the Abraham Amah-led PDP executive in Abia. 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