Senator representing Kogi central senatorial district, Senator Ahmed Salau Ogembe, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to fill the ministerial vacuum left by the demise of Late Chief James Ocholi SAN.
According to Ogembe, “the people of Kogi State appreciates President Mohammad Buhari for considering one of us capable as a minister of federal Republic of Nigeria in person of Mr James Ocholi,(SAN) the late minister of State for Labour. Unfortunately the cold hand of death snatched him away from us since February”.
In a statement released today by the Senator representing Kogi central senatorial district, Senator Ahmed Ogembe called on Mr President to as a matter of urgent National importance fill the vacuum created by the death of Ocholi almost seven months ago. In the last few months Kogi State seat in the federal Executive Council has been vacant, he stated.
Senator Ahmed Ogembe also emphasized that the principle of federal character should be observed, therefore Kogi must be represented in the federal executive Council. The Senator drew the attention of President Mohammad Buhari to section 147 sub-section 3 of the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria which provides that Mr. President shall appoint one minister from each state.
He therefore appeal to President Mohammad Buhari to immediately appoint a credible and capable person from Kogi as a minister in order for Kogi State to have a sense of belonging and to please fill the position.
