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Her Excellency, Cesnabmihilo Dorothy Nuhu Aken’Ova
By Ibraheem Hamza Muhammad, Abuja
The Gbagyi ethnic group, which is the largest indigenous tribe in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, has called on President Bola Tinubu to appoint one of them Minister.
The called was made by Her Excellency, Cesnabmihilo Dorothy Nuhu Akenova, a prominent figure in the Gbagyi community made the plea during a press briefing in Abuja Nigeria’s Capital City on Friday
to plead for inclusion of the Gbagy’s in President Tinubu’s cabinet.
According to her the Gbagyi group has demanded that their tribe should not be overlooked during the list formation process.
Ms Akenova, who pointed out to the fact that the Gbagyi tribe is essential for the progress of Nigeria, also said that their inclusion in the ministerial list could a bridge between the government and the indigenous people.
She also pointed accusing fingers on Some leaders of Gbagyi extraction of abandoning a collective responsibilities for personal political gains in the country.
“Most Gbagyi leaders who are members of a political class are being settled one way or the other in order to abandon our collective strategic interests which explains why we are convening this event in order to convince them to the contrary”added Akenova.
She believes that an inclusion of the tribe in the ministerial list would bring about an important development.
The Gbagyi ethnic group represents a significant chunk of Abuja’s population, and it has long been fighting for its rights and recognition.
Ms Akenova said that the Gbagyi people are essential to the progress of Nigeria, and that they need to be represented in the highest levels.
“The present federal capital city of Nigeria is mainly Gbagyi land which has been appropriated to house the seat if government and its agencies, needless to say no sufficient compensation can be given for such a sacrifice,” she said.
