The Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Uchechukwu S. Ogah, has thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing him a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
He promised to work collaboratively with his counterpart in the ministry in transforming the sector export, earn foreign exchange and create wealth in line with President Buhari’s next level agenda.
Ogah while thanking the Abia State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and his supporters for their support towards being confirmed as a minister, promised to work assiduously to ensure that the vision of President Muhammadu Buhari was achieved.
A release by his media aide, Great Imo Jonathan, said the minister is happy to be called upon to be a part of the team that will confront the challenges in the sector, stressing that Ogah enjoys breaking new grounds.
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According to Jonathan, the Minister of State for Mines and Steel wants Nigerians to be expectant because the sector will be reinvigorated.
Meanwhile, the leadership of the APC in Abia State has lauded the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to choose Ogah, its 2019 gubernatorial candidate, to serve as a minister in his cabinet.
The party said it was happy that President Buhari listened to them by not appointing the likes of former minister of Trade and Investment, Hon. Okechukwu Emelamah, who the party had accused of undermining it while he served as a minister to serve in the current cabinet.
The chairman of the party, Hon. Donatus Nwankpa, said the party was confident that Ogah would deliver on the mandate of the president who appointed him as a minister.
He said: “The Abia APC is happy that President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Uche Ogah as a minister in his current cabinet.
“It is a very welcome development. You know that he was our gubernatorial candidate.
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