Muslim-Muslim Ticket: APC National Legal Adviser Resigns? Ruling Party Opens Up
- There is a claim that the national legal adviser of the All Progressives Congress, Ahmad Usman El-Marzuq, has resigned
- However, the ruling party on Monday, July 11, through its national publicity secretary, Felix Morka, denied the rumour
- In a statement on Monday, Morka noted that the news is the work of mischief-makers or the product of extreme negligence
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to claims viral on social media that its national legal adviser, Barr. Ahmad Usman El-Marzuq, has resigned his membership in the party.
In a statement released on Monday, July 11, by the APC's national publicity secretary, Felix Morka, the ruling party debunked the claim.
Morka in the statement said Barr. El-Marzuq is and will continue to be a member of the party.
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The APC's spokesman added that the report is either borne out of mischief or extreme negligence.
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He added that Barr. Daniel Bwala is not the national legal adviser of the APC as erroneously reported.
Morka's statement read:
"Our attention has been drawn to a false and misleading report circulating on some media platforms that the National Legal Adviser of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has resigned.
"Barr. Ahmad Usman El-Marzuq is, and remains, the National Legal Adviser of APC.
"Barr. Daniel Bwala was not the National Legal Adviser of the Party as erroneously reported.
"The report is either borne out of mischief or extreme negligence. We urge the General Public to kindly disregard."
The statement was also shared on Facebook on Monday by Buhari Sallau, a presidential media aide.
Muslim-Muslim ticket: Prominent APC chieftain dumps party over Tinubu's choice of Shettima as running mate
Legal practitioner and politician, Daniel Bwala, had dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) after the ruling party's presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, unveiled Kashim Shettima, a fellow Muslim, as his running mate.
In a tweet announcing the decision, Bwala said it was “based on principles and conviction that I hold so dear.
“At this time of our national existence, our efforts and energy should gravitate towards uniting our people," he tweeted.
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