Atiku felicitates with Nigerian appointed Minister in Canada

By Chioma Obinagwam

The former Vice President and Presidential aspirant of Nigeria’s major opposition party, People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has lauded the feat of Nigerian born, Kelechi Madu popularly called Kaycee Madu who made history by being the first Nigerian to be appointed Minister for Municipal Affairs in Alberta, Canada.

Confiance News gathered from Atiku’s Twitter Feed, @atiku on Thursday.

“I celebrate Mr. @KayceeMaduUCP, a Nigerian who was first elected as a Member of Parliament in Canada, and has subsequently been appointed Minister for Municipal Affairs. Seeing Nigerians prosper has always been the cornerstone of my vision, the Atiku Plan,” he tweeted.

Mr. Madu, from Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State and a Law graduate of the University of Lagos, was on Tuesday, April 30, sworn in as Minister of Municipal Affairs in Alberta, Canada.

On May 21 he will also take oath of office as a Member of Parliament in Alberta.

There have been chronicles of Nigerians making waves in the international sphere.

For instance, a Nigerian, Ernest Ezeajughi, recently made history by winning election as the first Black Mayor of the London Borough of Brent, United Kingdom.