Tinubu men in Bayelsa scramble for appointments

The dissolved Tinubu/Shettima Independent Campaign Council (ICC) in Bayelsa State has urged President Bola Tinubu to consider those who went round the creeks and villages in the state to campaign for his election in the ministerial slot and other appointments accrued to the state in order to help them deliver on the promises made to the people.

Director of Finance, Tinubu/Shettima ICC in Bayelsa State, Pastor Joseph Fafi, while speaking with Journalists in Yenagoa Sunday, said after working for the victory of the president, some politicians are now going through the back door to lobby for ministerial appointments.

He said as the governorship election draws near in the state, it will be ideal to appoint a core party man as a minister in order to motivate the party for victory as it was done during the 2019 governorship election.

He said: “The Tinubu/Shettima Independent Campaign Council (ICC) was formed to amongst other things effectively sell their ticket by engaging in one-on-one campaigns with the electorate at the grassroots. The ICC in Bayelsa State under the leadership of Prince Preye Aganaba painstakingly set up the required structure up to the units. This is the structure that worked assiduously to produce the result we had.

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“While we acknowledge the immense contributions of some individuals, especially in Ogbia and Nembe Local Government Areas, the ICC played a major role in achieving those victories. There is no doubt that the ICC was the most visible campaign outfit reaching down to the grassroots in the state.

“But we are worried at the action of some highly placed individuals both within and outside the state in recommending persons who contributed next to nothing for appointments; there are those whose sense of entitlement is only based on friendship to those in the corridor of power and not on effective participation,” said.