By Godwin Chukwumaechi
The Caretaker Committee chairman of the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Sir Tony Okocha, has expressed deep appreciation to President Bola Tinubu and the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, for his double appointments as APC Caretaker chairman and Rivers State representative in the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.
Sir Okocha made the commendation during a thanksgiving church service for him at his home church, the Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Rumuapara District in Port Harcourt.
In his testimony at the church service, Okocha posited that the thanksgiving emphasized gratitude and praise to God for His many blessings.
He said, “For me and my family, we have come to thank God specially for his numerous surprises and show of unerring love. Firstly, was my appointment as a member representing Rivers State on the board of NDDC.
“While we were celebrating that, then came another giant responsibility, an undertaking that is so selective to be appointed as chairman, Caretaker Committee, Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
“To crown the celebration, coincidentally, today goes on to be the birthday of my beautiful and unassuming wife, Lady Ogechi Okocha.”
Sir Okocha thanked President Bola Tinubu for finding him trustworthy to function in these dual capacities, “at a time when it was very difficult to locate a man to be trusted with power.” He pledged total loyalty and commitment in the discharge of his responsibilities.
He also specially thanked the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, the man, who according to him, God used to attract all these testimonies.
“It is true that all blessings come from God, including my dual appointments, but I will not forget that they pass through men, and the minister of FCT, my own brother, the commander of both the Amphibians and Artillery in Rivers politics is the person God used to make all these happen”, he declared.
In his response, the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, commended Chief Okocha on his doggedness, steadfastness, and commitment to the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Tinubu and congratulated him on his special thanksgiving.
Wike urged the church to pray for Nigeria and also pray for President Tinubu so that he will fulfill all his promises to the country.
The occasion was witnessed by a large presence of distinguished dignitaries from across the country. Among some of them were a representative of the President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria, the national chairman of APC, represented by the vice chairman of the party, South-South, Chief Victor Giadom, the immediate past governor of Rivers State and Minister of the FCT, Chief Barr. Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. OK Chinda, the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martins Amaewhule, and other 26 Members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, the chairman of NDDC Governing Board, Barr. Chiedu Ebie; MD/CEO NDDC, Chief Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, 36 state chairmen of APC, the Global Chairman of BATS-VANGUARD, Amb. Dr. Dare Owotomobi, Senator Olaka Nworgu, Senator Magnus Abe, among many others.
