Festus Keyamo, the spokesman for the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, spoke on Sunday about President-elect Bola Tinubu appointing non-members of the party to his cabinet.
In an interview with Punch, Keyamo stated that he cannot confirm or deny whether Tinubu will appoint non-party members to his cabinet.
According to Keyamo, Tinubu has the authority to choose who he appoints.
He said;
I cannot confirm or deny it. When the President-elect said he would go for competence, expectedly he would search far and wide for competent people. But I cannot specifically or definitely confirm or deny that. It is the complete prerogative of the President-elect.
Speaking on how the leadership of the ruling APC might react if Tinubu eventually appoints people outside the party, Keyamo said it is the President-elect’s complete discretion.
He further stated that the issue around Tinubu appointing people who are not members of the APC is a matter of conjecture and he cannot engage in conjecture at this period.
Keyamo said;
As I said, these are matters of conjecture and I cannot engage in conjecture at this period. It is at the complete discretion of the President-elect. I intend to leave it that way.