By Adadareporters
The American Veterans of Igbo Descent, AVID, has commended the appointment of Mrs Bianca Ojukwu as the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.
Bianca Ojukwu is the wife of former Biafran warlord, Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu. She was among the newly sworn-in ministers by President Bola Tinubu.
AVID expressed optimism that Mrs Ojukwu would exhibit excellent decisions in her new role, adding that the body would offer pieces of advice to Mrs Ojukwu at approximate times.
AVID disclosed this in a release jointly signed by its President, l Sylvester Onyia, and Secretary, Dr Godson Obiagwu.
It read in part, “We write to extend our warmest congratulations to you on your recent appointment as the Nigerian Minister of State for Foreign unprecedented level.
“Your impressive background in law, diplomacy and beauty pageants has prepared you well for unprecedented level. We salute your courage and leadership acumen that rightly places you into this prestigious role.
“Having known the landscape of Nigerian leadership, we are optimistic that the challenges of your new position would be scalable and your performance would rank to this deserving position.”
AVID described her as “a determined Igbo daughter”, adding that “as the wife of the people’s General, the late Ikemba Nnewi, General Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, we have confidence in the content of your character, and believe you would make excellent decisions.”
The release added, “As you transition into your new position, we believe that as a transactional and transformational resilient lady, we buy into your positive outlook on current events.
“We wish you the best. May God always protect you and endue you with wisdom to navigate leader, you will influence some of the key issues bedeviling the nation.”
