National Assembly: APC Denies Appointing Principal Officers

The ruling All Progressives Congress APC (APC) has rejected reports that the party has approved a list of principal officers for the 9th National Assembly.

In a statement released to newsmen on Sunday, the National Publicity Secretary of the ruling party, Lanre Issa-Onilu, described the report as false.

He noted that consultations are still ongoing and the party would publicly make known its decision.

The statement reads; “Our attention has been drawn to a report in circulation purporting the appointment of the remaining principal officers of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC in the 9th National Assembly.

“The report is false and should be disregarded. In arriving at party decisions and indeed in all our activities, we have always been transparent, ensuring the best democratic principles are adhered to in whatever steps we take.

“Consultations are ongoing and in our typical style, we will come out to formally announce the party’s decision on the appointments.

“With the prevalence of fake news, we urge the media to always wait for and rely on official statements from the party other than unofficial sources. The media should please take due note of this on future issues that involve our party.”