The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, says President Bola Tinubu should patronise members of the party while making appointments.
Adamu stated this on Monday during the meeting between the leadership of the party and APC state Chairmen.
He said while everyone cannot be appointed as a minister, or members of Board, they should at least be considered for other appointments.
Adamu stated: “Every APC member has an inherent right to hope to get some patronage. And we can all get one here.
“We cannot all be ministers of the government. We cannot all end up as board members, directors of parastatals and MDAs across the country. That we do expect some patronage from the government that we are forming.
“The President has just started. And he is doing his extensive consultation before coming up with his nominees for Ministers. The nomination of the Ministers will come first. They will go through their screening until they are pronounced after they have been submitted before Mr. President. And Mr President will formally appoint his Ministers and swear them in.
“Only after doing that will he disclose each of them to the country to know which Minister is going to which ministry. And how many ministries we are going to have. After that is done, the Ministers assume office and make a comprehensive report starting from all the ministries. And MDAs under them.
“Before we are going to know what vacancies exist for Chief executives, directors and part time directors. These are some of the exercises that will take place within the next two months. It cannot happen by next week but certainly that is what we should be expecting.
“It is our hope and prayers that Mr. President will come along with us in that regard and strengthen the relationship of the party in the states and at the National level will enjoy some level of patronage in the new government. Those are the key issues that we do hope to share with you in the course of this meeting.”
