A Chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State and the Chairman Odu Charity Network (OCN), Chief Odu Akowe, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing an erudite scholar Professor Nasir Abdulsalam as the new Managing Director of Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited.
In a statement Chief Akowe personally signed and made available to newsmen in Lokoja on Saturday, the Chieftain of APC praised President Tinubu for appointing a Kogi State indigene as the Managing Director of Ajaokuta Steel Company.
“By this appointment, Mr President has succeeded in putting a round peg in a round hole. Nasir Abdulsalam is a
professor of geophysics, a respected academic, and a seasoned administrator. His expertise in steel development, mining, and geosciences will no doubt poses a significant asset to the steel company” Chief Akowe said.
Chief Akowe a philanthropist who also praised the minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu for fishing out a highly experience and competent Kogi indigene in the person of Professor Nasir Abdulsalam to head the management of Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited would no doubt turn the fortune of the company for better.
While congratulating the new Managing Director for his well deserved appointment, Chief Akowe charged him to work hand-in-hand with the minister for the realization of the dreams of the founding father of the company.
“We are urging you to please use your enormous wealth of experience as a professor of geophysics to advance the cause of Ajaokuta Steel Company for the betterment and benefit of Kogi State and Nigeria at large.
“Your recent appointment has also rekindled hope and confidence in us that with you behind our workaholic minister of steel development, the long awaited operationalization of the largest steel company in Africa will be achieved without further delay” Chief Akowe enthused .
