The Benue South Progressive Forum has expressed gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari for nominating Chief Audu Ogbeh as a minister in the incoming cabinet.
A statement signed by the group’s National President, Honourable Edache Reuben Ojoje, explained that the action carried a symbolic import that necessitated their public expression of gratitude to the President.
The choice, nomination and confirmation of Ogbeh, the statement said, has not only raised the bar of unity in Benue State but also underscored the dreams of the founding fathers of the state.
While stating that it does not hold brief for Ogbeh, the forum, however, gave assurance that the nation is guaranteed his maximum commitment to the key elements of the Change Agenda driving the Buhari regime.
It commended political leaders of Benue State such as Governor Samuel Ortom, Senator George Akume and Senator Bernabas Gemade for their support for Ogbeh’s nomination, describing himself as “one of our icon”.
Chief Audu Ogbeh who hails from Otukpa in Ogbadibo Local Government Council of Benue State came to national limelight in the 1980s when he emerged as Minister of Communications under the President Shehu Shagari regime in the Second Republic.
Before then, he was the Deputy Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly.
A big time farmer and orator, Chief Ogbeh has since been screened by the Senate.
