'Tinubu isn't ready to offer Jonathan Bayelsa’s ministerial slot' - APC campaign council

<h2></h2>, <h2>The Bayelsa Chapter of the Tinubu/Shettima Independent Campaign Council (ICC) on Sunday, July 30, 2023 allayed fears of the impending hijack of Bayelsa’s ministerial slot by politicians who do not belong to the All Progressives Congress (APC).</h2>, <p>APC support group assured members of the APC in the state that former President Goodluck Jonathan will not be allowed to nominate Bayelsa’s ministerial candidate.</p>, <p>The support group assured members of the APC in the state that former President Goodluck Jonathan would not be allowed to nominate Bayelsa’s ministerial candidate.</p>, <p>The ICC said it was inconceivable for Jonathan, who is one of the leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to nominate the state’s representative in the cabinet of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.</p>, <p>The ICC’s reaction is sequel to the tension generated in the party by reports suggesting that Jonathan was making attempts to hijack the Bayelsa’s ministerial slot. The report elicited concerns amongst APC stakeholders in the state, including members of the influential APC Elders’ Forum, which vehemently condemned the move.</p>, <p>The ICC, in a statement issued in Yenagoa by its Director, Administration, Chief Joseph Fafi, appealed to party members who were angry at the report to calm down. Fafi, who described Tinubu as a thorough person who rewards loyalty, insisted that there was no way such injustice and unfairness would be allowed under the current president.</p>, <p>Fafi, a former Chairman of APC in Bayelsa, said: “At this point everyone needs to calm down. Tinubu is a thorough person and is known to always reward loyalty.</p>, <p>“It is inconceivable to think that Jonathan would nominate a minister from Bayelsa.</p>, <p>“While he is an elder statesman and we accord him that regard, but as drivers of Tinubu’s presidential campaign in Bayelsa under the leadership of Engr. Preye Aganaba, we know those who supported and those who worked against Tinubu.</p>, <p>“It was open and incontestable. Giving him the r