Audu Ogbeh breaks silence on being replaced by Akume as minister

The Immediate past Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh on Friday dismissed the speculations making the round that he rejected the offer of being reappointed as a minister under the new dispensation.

Chief Ogbeh stated this in Abuja yesterday when a delegation of the Idoma Development Forum led by Dr. Jacob Okwori paid him a visit yesterday to seek clarifications on insinuations surrounding his non-reappointment as Minister in the proposed Cabinet of President Mohammed Buhari.

While debunking the insinuation Ogbeh said, “there was no such thing that occurred. I never rejected Mr. President’s offer for re-appointment. No one approached me on behalf of Mr. President since we left office on 29th May, and I never went to lobby anyone, because I had a very good and smooth working relationship with Mr. President.”
Chief Ogbeh described the insinuation as false., saying, “It is completely falsehood and mischief for anyone to insinuate that I declined the offer of re-appointment.”

He, however, thanked Mr. President for giving him in the chance to serve in the first place.
According to him, “at any rate, I am grateful to Mr. President for giving me the chance to contribute to the development of our dear country in the last four years. President Muhammadu Buhari is such a good man who means well for the country. I believe we all need to support him to take the country to the next level of national development”