Waive kicks against Tinubu’s marginalization of Urhobo Nation in reconstituted tertiary Institutions board

By Akpos Oghenetega,

The House of Representatives member, representing Ughelli North, Ughelli South Udu Federal Constituency, Rt. Hon. Francis Ejiroghene Waive has kicked against the marginalization and exclusion of Delta Central Senatorial District in Delta State in the reconstituted governing councils of the tertiary institutions in the country by President Bola Tinubu.

Waive, who is the only APC House of Representatives member from Delta State, and the Chairman, of the House Committee on Rules and Business, disclosed that out of 555 positions appointed by Mr. President, Delta State got only five slots, and Delta Central was completely left as the only senatorial district without a single appointee.

Advocate.ng reports that President Tinubu had on Friday announced the composition of Governing Councils of federal tertiary institutions across the country with no name of APC members from Delta Central being appointed to any of the boards.

According to the Clergy now politicians, he said that the reconstituted boards run against natural justice and the principle of federal character as enshrined in the Constitution.

Waive, stated this in a protest letter on Saturday addressed to the Minister of Education and titled “Complaint on Gross Marginalization of Delta State in Composition of Councils of Tertiary Institutions”, wondered about the offence of Urhobo Nation which is 5th largest ethnic nationality in Nigeria to be so neglected when the national cake is being shared.

According to him, “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”, he added.