The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has warned political appointees serving in Bola Tinubu’s government. The party’s national chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, recently gave the warning in Abuja when he received members of the Progressive Local Government Chairmen’s Forum.
Revealing that appointees cannot hold political positions while claiming to be technocrats detached from partisan responsibilities, he insisted everyone appointed by BAT must be ready to mobilise support for the party or vacate their offices.
Nentawe added that appointees cannot distance themselves from politics simply because their titles carry technocratic descriptions.
His words, “It is you who will tell me that this commissioner is not working. Maybe he is working in the office, but politically he is zero in his ward. It is you who know whether this director general may be working in the office, but politically he is zero back home.
We call them political appointees. There is a word ‘political’ there. They are not just technocrats. They are political appointees. You can’t be holding a political position and then say you are not a politician.
I have been hearing some people saying that, ‘I am not a politician,’ but they are holding political appointments. It is like somebody who has Yoruba or Kanuri tribal marks telling you that he is not a Yoruba or Kanuri man. It cannot happen.
If you don’t want to be a politician, don’t take a political appointment. We work to mobilise votes. Without the votes, you can’t be in office. That is why we need you to work with these people. Tell them they are not doing well. Tell them where we need to work harder. Tell them where we have leakages so that we can win the election.
We will support you. We will stand by you. We will ensure that we have a strong partnership that will give this party a strong victory in 2027.”
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