A member of the Senator Abdullahi Adamu-led National Working Committee NWC of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC and Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the party, Alhaji Murtala Yakubu Ajaka, has cautioned political appointees on the platform of the APC not to play hide and seek about their political standing, saying they either campaign publicly in support of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ticket or immediately resign their appointments from the party-led administration.

The APC chieftain was reacting to comments made on a national television programme (Politics today) on Friday evening by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, where he failed to publicly affirm his choice of presidential candidate between Tinubu and Peter Obi of Labour Party (LP), when he was asked to do so by the presenter.

According to Ngige, such question is difficult to answer because both Tinubu and Peter Obi are his friends.

“My choice will be in the ballot box. On the day of ballot I will make my choice. I won’t tell Nigerians what I will do secretly”.

Recall that the Rivers state governor Nysome Wike, had earlier alleged that some appointees of APC were working for the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.

Reacting to the comments made by Ngige, Saturday through a statement, the APC deputy spokesperson described such comments from a sitting Minister in a government of the ruling party as “uncalled for.”

While describing Senator Ngige’s comments on a national TV programme as anti-party, Ajaka said; “presidential primary election had long ended and the party had settled for the choice of Senator Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, hence all the party leaders should put their ambitions behind them for now to deliver the party’s presidential ticket.

“It is expected of a serving Minister in an APC government to be a trusted apostle of Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s presidency in 2023, who along other party leaders laboured to ensure the enthroment of the same government in 2015 which they are now serving in.

“Chief Ngige and other APC appointees, especially in the federal cabinet should not forget in a hurry that they are holding onto the party’s mandate, hence the need to protect it with whatever it requires, but if they can no longer protect the interest of the APC in public and that of our presidential candidate (Tinubu), I think the honourable thing to do is to step aside from the government formed by the APC.”

According to Ajaka, if such trend is allowed to continue among the appointees and party leaders, it is capable of generating bad blood among APC rank and file.

While calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to call his cabinet members to order and obtain their commitments to delivering APC in 2023, Ajaka wondered that “with this type of public comments from a sitting minister in a ruling party who cannot declare on national television his choice of presidential candidate, how on earth is the party expected to fare in the forthcoming presidential election?

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/10/2023-campaign-publicly-for-tinubu-or-resign-apc-nwc-member-challenges-ngige-others/

Democracy by force
A good product does not care about all these.
A good product will not stress itself or stress people.
A bad product is very difficult to sell.

If i was told Tinubu will succeed Buhari by this time last year I'd definitely take that with a pinch of salt

This life eh


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Ngige had a bad outing on that TV interview

Massiveglory:
Democracy by force
A good product does not need all these.
A bad product is very difficult to sell.

Nobody is forcing him.

A circle cannot become a square and remain round.

You cant claim membership of a party and your allegiance to same party is doubtful.

He either campaign for his party or get the heck out.

Dannyset:
Ngige had a bad outing on that TV interview

You dont understand politics. Let me explain what transpired yesterday. To know Ngige, one only needs to know his track record. Ngige never pitches his rent with losers. In 2014, one week after he found out that APC would become the ruling party he immediately switched camps and dumped the PDP. Now, he has realized that Obi will win, he is slowly withdrawing from APC. Ngige is not like FFK who relishes milking the desperation of losing candidates. If you check FFK's track record you will notice that he always pitches his rent with losing candidates. That is the difference between FFK and Ngige. These are the things people should notice not bicycles or fake rallies.

After they would say it's obidients that force people to support obi

Nigige is not under tinubu , he is a Nigerian minister not APC minister

LeoDeKing:

Nobody is forcing him.

A circle cannot become a square and remain round.

You cant claim membership of a party and your allegiance to same party is doubtful.

He either campaign for his party or get the heck out.

na must to campaign again

Ngige let us know where you belong to

Hypocrite everywhere,you guys are forcing all Yorubas to vote for their own. I don't know what you guys take others to be.

LeoDeKing:

Nobody is forcing him.

A circle cannot become a square and remain round.

You cant claim membership of a party and your allegiance to same party is doubtful.

He either campaign for his party or get the heck out.

Trinitycian:


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/10/2023-campaign-publicly-for-tinubu-or-resign-apc-nwc-member-challenges-ngige-others/

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ganisucks:


You dont understand politics. Let me explain what transpired yesterday. To know Ngige, one only needs to know his track record. Ngige never pitches his rent with losers. In 2014, one week after he found out that APC would become the ruling party he immediately switched camps and dumped the PDP. Now, he has realized that Obi will win, he is slowly withdrawing from APC. Ngige is not like FFK who relishes milking the desperation of losing candidates. If you check FFK's track record you will notice that he always pitches his rent with losing candidates. That is the difference between FFK and Ngige. These are the things people should notice not bicycles or fake rallies.

I am trying to figure how big the tank that would contain you people's tears after that election.

Red flags everywhere. It has reached where they are threatening party chieftains to campaign for a choice they are not comfortable with. So it is coercive politics. This is a tip of things to come.

Leave ngige, he doesn't matter in the scheme of things

LeoDeKing:

Nobody is forcing him.

A circle cannot become a square and remain round.

You cant claim membership of a party and your allegiance to same party is doubtful.

He either campaign for his party or get the heck out.

out of what/where exactly? Ngige who rescinded his initial decision to run just to maintain his ministerial position. He is never ever going to resign and baba no dey fire.
Sorry bro, he will go with buhari

ganisucks:


You dont understand politics. Let me explain what transpired yesterday. To know Ngige, one only needs to know his track record. Ngige never pitches his rent with losers. In 2014, one week after he found out that APC would become the ruling party he immediately switched camps and dumped the PDP. Now, he has realized that Obi will win, he is slowly withdrawing from APC. Ngige is not like FFK who relishes milking the desperation of losing candidates. If you check FFK's track record you will notice that he always pitches his rent with losing candidates. That is the difference between FFK and Ngige. These are the things people should notice not bicycles or fake rallies.

Upper iweka analysts, una no dey tire.

Racoon:
Red flags everywhere. It has reached where they are threatening party chieftains to campaign for a choice they are not comfortable with. So it is coercive politics. This is a tip of things to come.

Like how Fr.Mbaka was coerced & shut down.

Dannyset:


I am trying to figure how big the tank that would contain you people's tears after that election.

Don't mind them!

Even if he campaigns publicly will they follow him to the ballot to know who he will cast his votes for?

Go and force him to resign na... Mad people everywhere!

babyfaceafrica:
Leave ngige, he doesn't matter in the scheme of things

Yet, you're threatening him to endorse Bola Tinubu

Una go just dey run mouth and beat empty chest as if you matter in the scheme of things

They should pass that message to Osinbajo, Rauf and co first before looking at Ngige who is exercising his democratic rights

How dis apc people won keep mouth campaign talk more of a short man.


Do you know how a short man will look when talking nonsense? You go won tia am slap.

Ngige nah wise man.

mrvitalis:
After they would say it's obidients that force people to support obi

Nigige is not under tinubu , he is a Nigerian minister not APC minister

Sir with this your comment you deserve an award
Long life and successful prosperity all the days of your life Amen

ganisucks:


You dont understand politics. Let me explain what transpired yesterday. To know Ngige, one only needs to know his track record. Ngige never pitches his rent with losers. In 2014, one week after he found out that APC would become the ruling party he immediately switched camps and dumped the PDP. Now, he has realized that Obi will win, he is slowly withdrawing from APC. Ngige is not like FFK who relishes milking the desperation of losing candidates. If you check FFK's track record you will notice that he always pitches his rent with losing candidates. That is the difference between FFK and Ngige. These are the things people should notice not bicycles or fake rallies.

Shut up this thing. You don’t even know the English you are using how can u know that Obi will only win the potopoto land. It is tent and not rent

This time Onwa has miscalculated and he will pay for it when Asiwaju wins.

NaijaRoyalty:

Yet, you're threatening him to endorse Bola Tinubu

Una go just dey run mouth and beat empty chest as if you matter in the scheme of things

You and who... How many votes dey anambra?

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