By Austin Ogwuda
THE House of Representatives member, representing Ughelli North/Ughelli South/ Udu Federal Constituency, Rt. Hon. Francis Ejiroghene Waive says he is presently under pressure from his Constituents following the alleged marginalization and exclusion of Delta Central Senatorial District in the reconstituted Governing Councils of the Tertiary Institutions in the country by President Bola Tinubu.
Waive, the only APC House of Representatives member from Delta State and doubles as the Chairman, House Committee on Rules and Business stated that that out of 555 positions appointed by Mr. President, Delta State got only five slots while Delta Central was completely left as the only Senatorial district without a single appointee.
The Federal Lawmaker has therefore sent a formal protest letter addressed to the Minister of Education and titled, ‘Complaint on Gross Marginalization of Delta State in Composition of Councils of Tertiary Institutions’.
He expressed shock, wondering what was the offence of Urhobo nation which is 5th largest ethnic nationality in Nigeria to be so neglected in such a manner.
His protest letter reads, “I write on behalf of my Constituents and indeed our Senatorial District that was completely left out in the recent composition of Governing Councils of Tertiary Institutions in the Country.
“The constitutional requirement of Federal Character was completely ignored as Delta State got only five out of the 555 positions from among the thirty-six States.
“Indeed my Constituency and our Senatorial District was completely left out among 109 Senatorial Districts and 360 Federal Constituencies in the Country.
“The pressure from our people as a result of this gross injustice is immense and rightly so. I plead with you to use your good offices to rectify this anomaly as quickly as possible to give my people a sense of belonging to the Federal Republic”, the letter added.
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