The Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Sly Ezeokenwa, has affirmed that Bianca Ojukwu remains a party member despite the ministerial appointment by President Bola Tinubu.
Naija News reports that Bianca, who is not a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), was one of the new ministers Tinubu appointed while reshuffling his cabinet in October.
Bianca, the late Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu’s widow, was appointed Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Ezeokenwa, whose leadership of APGA got affirmation from the Supreme Court on Wednesday, confirmed that Bianca Ojukwu has not left the party.
The APGA chairman noted that the party permitted Ojukwu to take up the ministerial assignment.
According to Ezeokenwa, Tinubu did what he had always advocated, especially for members of opposition parties to be allowed to serve in his government.
The APGA leader maintained that Ojukwu’s appointment as…