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

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has reacted to the viral declare by its personal chieftain, Alwan Hassan, that ministers pay billions of naira to be appointed.

Speaking throughout an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’ on Wednesday, the social gathering’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, clarified that Hassan’s assertion on ‘ministers paying billions’ was not referring to the present administration of President Bola Tinubu.

Morka stated Hassan was talking in a historic context and never about what is occurring underneath President Tinubu’s authorities.

According to him, the remark has been taken out of context and misinterpreted by members of the opposition to blackmail the current administration.

The APC image-maker insisted that appointments underneath the Tinubu administration are based mostly on advantage, competence and capability to ship, and never on monetary inducement.

The clarification comes amid heated reactions on social media after Hassan alleged that ministerial slots are purchased with billions of naira.

Morka urged Nigerians to ignore the insinuation that ministers in Tinubu’s cupboard paid cash to safe their positions.

“When Alwan Hassan said ministers pay billions to be appointed, he was not speaking about the current administration. It was in a historical context.

“His body of thought was not speaking in regards to the current however the previous. As a public commentator, you generally generalise with out drawing traces,” Morka stated.