Replace my late husband with family member – Okpozo’s widow

Widow of late Senator Francis Okpozo, Mrs. Anna, has asked
President Mohammadu Buhari to appoint another member of the family
for the board appointment given to her late husband.

The name of Senator Okpozo who died in December last year
appeared on the list of Board appointments released by the Federal
Government on Friday.

Late Okpozo was appointed as Chairman of Nigeria Press Council,
but his wife said the appointment came too late.

His widow who said the name of her late husband on the list was
a surprise to her added that she would not pick offence over the
development.

Anna however said she would not take the incident in bad
faith.

She acknowledged the appointment of one of her sons, Harrison
Okpozo, as member of Board of National Commission for Museums and
Monuments, and urged President Buhari to consider any member of the
Okpozo’s family to replace her late husband.

“I want to tell Mr. President that my husband that he gave
appointment is no longer alive. To be frank, if not for my husband,
he would not have got the votes he got in Delta State during his
primaries, and the main election he tried even though he was
starved of funds.

“During‎ the President’s inauguration, my husband was in Abuja.
When the President was away attending to his health, my husband
fell sick. I appeal to the President to consider any other person
from the family to take the place of my late husband.

“I am not picking any offence at all because as a President, he
cannot know everything about everybody in the whole country. Maybe
he had delegated the thing (selection) to some people to do and
they did not consult but just published it (list).

“My husband died on December 26, 2016. So, I cannot cry over
split milk. He is gone; the living can forge ahead. But I commend
Buhari for remembering my son.”

Widow of late Senator Francis Okpozo, Mrs. Anna, has asked
President Mohammadu Buhari to appoint another member of the family
for the board appointment given to her late husband.

The name of Senator Okpozo who died in December last year
appeared on the list of Board appointments released by the Federal
Government on Friday.

Late Okpozo was appointed as Chairman of Nigeria Press Council,
but his wife said the appointment came too late.

His widow who said the name of her late husband on the list was
a surprise to her added that she would not pick offence over the
development.

Anna however said she would not take the incident in bad
faith.

She acknowledged the appointment of one of her sons, Harrison
Okpozo, as member of Board of National Commission for Museums and
Monuments, and urged President Buhari to consider any member of the
Okpozo’s family to replace her late husband.

“I want to tell Mr. President that my husband that he gave
appointment is no longer alive. To be frank, if not for my husband,
he would not have got the votes he got in Delta State during his
primaries, and the main election he tried even though he was
starved of funds.

“During‎ the President’s inauguration, my husband was in Abuja.
When the President was away attending to his health, my husband
fell sick. I appeal to the President to consider any other person
from the family to take the place of my late husband.

“I am not picking any offence at all because as a President, he
cannot know everything about everybody in the whole country. Maybe
he had delegated the thing (selection) to some people to do and
they did not consult but just published it (list).

“My husband died on December 26, 2016. So, I cannot cry over
split milk. He is gone; the living can forge ahead. But I commend
Buhari for remembering my son.”