Kaycee Madu, the first black man to occupy either Provincial or Federal Justice positions of the Justice Minister, Attorney General or Solicitor General in the history of Canada, has a message for Nigeria and the African continent.
Recall that Madu was in August appointed the Justice Minister and Solicitor-General of Alberta, a province (state) in Canada.
He was born and raised in South-Eastern Nigeria.
A 2001 law graduate of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), he had emigrated to Canada with his wife in 2005.
A member of the United Conservative Party and the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Edmonton-South West, Madu was first appointed Minister of Municipal Affairs of Alberta on April 30, 2019.
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Joining other Nigerians in congratulating the minister on his new appointment, President Muhammadu Buhari described it as “historic”.
Similarly, President of the Edmonton-based African Canadian Civic Engagement Council, Dunia Nur, said Madu has become a role model for the community.
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But reacting to the congratulatory messages, the Canadian minister said he looked forward to a “day when Nigeria and Africa become places where hard work and merit are rewarded”.