Members of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), one of the
legacy parties that formed the All Progressives Congress (APC) Monday
described the appointment of the former Chairman of the party, Prince Tony
Momoh as an insult to them.
Reacting to the appointment of Prince Tony Momoh as Chairman of the
Governing Council of the University of Jos, the defunct CPC members said
they were not in agreement with the appointment, pointing out that the
appointment was not befitting of the caliber of the former Minister.
In a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on behalf of other
defunct CPC members in 17 states of the southern region, National
coordinator of Southern Mandate, Comrade Ikonomwan Francis said the
appointment “does not befit our former National Chairman of CPC and
therefore we reject it in totality.”
The statement reads: “We, members of the defunct Congress for Progressive
Change (CPC) in the seventeen states of the southern region in Nigeria
under the auspices of southern mandate wish to express our dismay over the
appointment given to Prince Tony Momoh as the chairman Governing Council
of the University of Jos.
“We want to state categorically that the appointment does not befit our
former National Chairman of CPC and therefore we reject it in totality.
Prince Tony Momoh today in the ruling APC has gone far, over and above
“for himself alone” he should be given an Office or position that can
empower his teaming followers and supporters across the country.