Ministerial List To Be Released Soon – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the furore generated by the delay in the release of the ministerial list and others will soon be over.

The party added that President Muhammadu Buhari is being careful in the appointment of ministers so as to carry along all forces and groups that ensured its victory at the polls.

The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, spoke at Oro, Irepodun local government area of Kwara State, on the sideline of his annual Ramadan lecture.

The Nation report continues:

The National Publicity Secretary said that concerns of Nigerians over the delay in the ministerial list were justified, noting that “one should understand that when you win an election with the collaboration of so many forces and groups, you have to be extremely thorough before making an appointment here or there. I am very sure that in a few days time hopefully, the issue of ministerial list and appointment will be a thing of the past.”

“I think the concerns of Nigerians in the delay appointment of ministers are genuine and it is unfortunate that we also met ourselves in a situation we did not prepare for. We cannot be tired of repeating the truth that this particular transition is like no transition that this country has ever experienced. Before now it was either one president succeeding or in the case of another president handing to new president from the same political party.

“This is the first time the opposition will take over from the ruling party and that in itself throws up a lot of issues. Foremost of this, you don’t know what you were going to meet on ground.”

On the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s ultimatum to President Buhari, the APC spokesperson said “PDP is reveling in its new found glory of opposition and we must indulge them. Honestly, the party is just entertaining itself and Nigerians. The honest truth is that you don’t give anybody ultimatum to appoint ministers. It is more in our own interest to appoint ministers.”

He urged Nigerians to prevent reactionary forces that never wanted or voted for change from sabotaging this change mantra.