Canadian Minister, Jason Kenny has appointed a Nigerian born, Kaycee Madu as the new Canadian Minister of Justice.
CANADIAN Minister, Jason Kenny, has appointed a Nigerian-born, Kaycee Madu as the new Canadian Minister of Justice.
Madu was the first African to be appointed into that exalted position in Canada. According to reports, Madu was born and raised in Southeastern Nigeria. He graduated from the University of Lagos with a law degree in 2001. Madu and his wife moved to Canada in 2005, and are blessed with three children.
Announcing his appointment, the MLA for Edmonton-South West and Minister of Justice and Solicitor General stated on his twitter page;
http://<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Thank you, everyone, for all the well wishes. I am beyond humbled to accept my new role as Minister of Justice and Solicitor General - where I will pursue fairness, equality, and justice for all with every ounce of strength I have. More here: <a href="https://t.co/nmLf4bbsC3">https://t.co/nmLf4bbsC3</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ableg?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ableg</a> <a href="https://t.co/tHt8JrEthr">pic.twitter.com/tHt8JrEthr</a></p>— Kaycee Madu (@KayceeMaduYEG) <a href="https://twitter.com/KayceeMaduYEG/status/1298365002366164992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 25, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Canadian Premier, Jason Kenney, promoted Madu to the position of the Minister of Justice from Municipal Affairs in a cabinet shuffle that saw Calgary-Elbow MLA Doug Schweitzer deployed to economic portfolio, according to Canada’s CBC report.
His appointment was celebrated by some in Canada’s Alberta Black community as a way to bring needed perspective to the nation's justice system.
Kenney described Madu as “a man who has experienced racial prejudice firsthand and can bring that sensitivity to this important role,” while saying; “I’m excited to have him in that position.”
Madu, who has practised law in both Nigeria and Alberta, was first elected as a Member of Legislative Assemblies (MLA) in the April 2019 general election.
President of the Edmonton based African Canadian Civic Engagement Counil, Dunia Nur, said Madu has become a role model for the community.
The Nigerian in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) in its congratulatory message posted on Twitter remarked;
http://<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kaycee Madu is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Edmonton-South West.<br><br>Congratulations.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ProudlyNigerian?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ProudlyNigerian</a> <a href="https://t.co/9EjSlVMM8R">pic.twitter.com/9EjSlVMM8R</a></p>— Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (@nidcom_gov) <a href="https://twitter.com/nidcom_gov/status/1298709692961533953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 26, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
