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Former presidential and major stakeholder in Nigeria’s energy sector, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has hailed President Bola Tinubu’s nomination of an indigene of the Federal Capital Territory, Zephaniah Bitrus Jisalo, as demonstration of commitment to National Integration.
In a statement released his media office in Abuja, Olawepo-Hashim said Abuja indigenes now have a sense of belonging, with the inclusion of Jisalo, one their own, in the federal cabinet, a position they’ve clamoured for, almost 25 years after.
During his visit to the ministerial nominees in his Abuja home, Olawepo-Hashim said: “I was an active player in the transition from military rule to democratic rule and served as secretary to one sub committee of the Policy Advisory Committee (and) I know Abuja people have always wanted this. Now, it has happened. It has taken almost a quarter of a century to come.
“Those who are not from Abuja or the North Central zone will not understand how significant this is. That is why many people have been trooping from the grassroots to congratulate Jisalo.” The ministerial nominee was born on April 3, 1970 and he is the first FCT native to be nominated into the federal cabinet since 1999.”
He is a politician, public relations expert, administrator and currently represents Abuja Municipal/Bwari Constituency in the House of Representatives.
