'Ministers pay billions to get appointment' comment taken out of context – Morka

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has reacted to the viral assertion by its ain chieftain, Alwan Hassan, that ministers wage billions of naira to beryllium appointed.

Speaking during an interrogation connected Arise Television's 'Prime Time' connected Wednesday, the party's National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, clarified that Hassan's connection connected 'ministers paying billions' was not referring to the existent medication of President Bola Tinubu.

Morka said Hassan was speaking successful a humanities discourse and not astir what is happening nether President Tinubu’s government.

According to him, the remark has been taken retired of discourse and misinterpreted by members of the absorption to blackmail the contiguous administration.

The APC image-maker insisted that appointments nether the Tinubu medication are based connected merit, competence and capableness to deliver, and not connected fiscal inducement.

The clarification comes amid heated reactions connected societal media aft Hassan alleged that ministerial slots are bought with billions of naira.

Morka urged Nigerians to disregard the insinuation that ministers successful Tinubu’s furniture paid wealth to unafraid their positions.

"When Alwan Hassan said ministers wage billions to beryllium appointed, helium was not speaking astir the existent administration. It was successful a humanities context.

"His framework of thought was not talking astir the contiguous but the past. As a nationalist commentator...