The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, John Oyegun, says that non-members of the party could possibly serve as Ministers in the cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Oyegun said to journalists in Abuja on Monday, June 15, that the background of ministerial candidates does not matter as long as the person is capable of delivering and serving the Nigerian people.
He said: “There is absolutely no dispute between the party and the president. We agreed that we shall use all manner of people: politicians, technocrats, all manner of people even if not politicians, who can deliver and who subscribe passionately to the agenda of the president to move this country forward, irrespective of where the people come from; irrespective of whether the person is a card-carrying members of the party.
“What is important is the qualification of the person and the ability of the person to deliver on the ideas of Mr. President. What we are interested is in the ability of the people to bring up the ideas that will help Mr. President achieve the set objectives and the ability to deliver on what the President wants.
“Secondly, this is an executive function and the President has the right to consult as widely as possible. This means he might pick people within the party; people outside the party. It is a prerogative the President should exercise and we cannot question that. We are quite happy about the way he is proceeding.
