The All Progressives Congress has cleared the air on the alleged appointment of a ‘dead’ man from Ebonyi as a member of the Federal Character Commission.

The party made the clarification at a news conference on Wednesday in Abakaliki by the Ebonyi Chairman of the party, Mr Eze Nwachukwu.

This followed speculations that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), had appointed the late Chief Tobias Okwuru Chukwuemeka into the FCC board who died early this year.

But Nwachukwu explained that Chief Tobias was hale and hearty at the time he was nominated for the position by President.

He blamed the family for not making the death of Okwuru official.

Mwachukwu said the nominee, unfortunately, passed away in February between the period he was waiting to be screened and confirmed by the Senate.

“Okwuru was nominated ‘a living man’ in January, healthy, hearty for the position and he updated and submitted all his necessary curriculum vitae by himself.

“What happened is that in-between his nomination and letter conveying his nomination to the Senate, Okwuru painfully and sadly answered the ultimate call.

“We accept responsibility and take the blame because as a party we are supposed to have written the national leadership of our party and the Presidency informing them on the demise of Chief Okwuru as a ranking party member.

“But unfortunately, the family has not made the death official and has not commenced burial arrangements before the coronavirus pandemic that led to lockdown, ban on burial and other social gatherings.

“So, it is the responsibility of the party to put the record straight and that is why we are using this medium to correct the erroneous impression.

“It is not the fault of Mr President and the Presidency that Okwuru’s name later appeared in the nominees’ list.

“It is the fault of the party in Ebonyi for not informing relevant authorities on the death and we accept full responsibility whole-heartedly though it is not intentional or deliberate, but rather caused by what I have enumerated above.

“We want to put it clear that Mr President has not appointed any ‘dead man’ from Ebonyi,” Nwachukwu said.

Okwuru, who represented Ezza South/Ikwo constituency in the House of Representatives, had also served as Chief Whip in the Ebonyi House of Assembly on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.

He later joined the Labour Party in 2015 before he moved to the APC where he played active roles and became one of the financiers of the party in the state.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/apc-clarifies-buharis-appointment-of-dead-lawmaker/%3famp=1

Those of us in the system already know. But SR will always talk.

Randal:
Those of us in the system already know. But SR will always talk.

What did you know in this dead and uncoordinated Buhari get? How would a sound mind person nomitate a dead man to be screened by National Assembly. Someone that did not died a day to the announcement. What a big shame!

Now they don't blame Jonathan again, it is the family of a dead man you are blaming for not making his death official.......somebody that his state government mourned when he passed on.....smh.

Why not just blame the dead man himself? Blame him for dying at God's appointed time na, Yeye people

BlueRayDick:
Now they don't blame Jonathan again, it is the family of a dead man you are blaming for not making his death official.......somebody that his state government mourned when he passed on.....smh.

Why not just blame the dead man himself? Blame him for dying at God's appointed time na, Yeye people

bros take it easy ooo

But an active government would have reached out to the people it wants to nominate before making it public.......they should just accept their mistakes and stop pointing fingers.

ursullalinda:
But an active government would have reached out to the people it wants to nominate before making it public.......they should just accept their mistakes and stop pointing fingers.

the problem is that they aren't active in the first place. Apc don't have what it takes to govern.

Clarification government, explain this explain that , everytime damage control

BlueRayDick:
Now they don't blame Jonathan again, it is the family of a dead man you are blaming for not making his death official.......somebody that his state government mourned when he passed on.....smh.

Why not just blame the dead man himself? Blame him for dying at God's appointed time na, Yeye people

That naija for you ooo

That means he was not screened by the senate. They just copied and pasted the names sent to them.
Rubber stamp senate

Damage beyond control.

Government of clarification , for clarification , by clarification.

The height of bubu's ineptitude isn't just the fact that the man is both visionless and senile but the stupidity of the iddiots laddened with the responsibility of covering up his gross inadequacies. Jeez! The nlers on 30k are even worse.

XshegzzyeeiX:
Please, permit me to be witty.
A walking corpse appoints a buried corpse.
No be today yansh dey for back.
Abeg unto the next one.
Tankyo.

It balances out bro.

Buhari administration and it sympathizers are wacko, they always have excuses for everything. Bunch of sickos

Doctors should do something about covid-19, these days everyday is everyday.... Sunday is gradually loosing it's respect please�

Lol. What these mediocre idiots don't seem to understand is that the more they defend Buhari's blunders, the more inept and incompetent they make him seem.


Say him die since February. This is two full months and the almighty Presidency no know say nominee don die. Say the family dey late to talk. Kai...

And we don even forget o, na una come dey remind us again.

Ok

For every action there is always an excuse. Stupid people

Nothing person we not hear and see in the country. It's well

Permit me to be sarcastic.
Isn't it quite hilarious that a living corpse appointed a dead corpse into governance.
So much talk and zero action for the abolishment of 'ghost workers' syndrome in dah country.
Abeg no be today yansh dey for back.
We know as E dey go.

Norphiie:
The All Progressives Congress has cleared the air on the alleged appointment of a ‘dead’ man from Ebonyi as a member of the Federal Character Commission.

The party made the clarification at a news conference on Wednesday in Abakaliki by the Ebonyi Chairman of the party, Mr Eze Nwachukwu.

Copy N' Paste governance

Is well naija

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But then, the president handlers ought to have updated the president immediately.
No background check at all.



Check my siggy

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Always having an excuse for a failure zombie....

Lol. The kleptomania-government of the dead will always find an excuse.

Before the list was released, why didn't the president's aide confirm from all the states of the federation if everyone is alive? It has happened before when 5 dead people's names were wrongly put on the list! And we saw the backlash they received. They should have avoided it this time. What's wrong in calling all the nominees to know their whereabout or doing stuff to checkmate the exercise in order to avoid these incessant embarrassment upon embarrassment? There's no excuse for this silly blunder. Allow d dead rest. Stop appointing them

His village people played drum on his head..