The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed reports suggesting that it has granted automatic tickets to all of its current National Assembly members ahead of the next electoral cycle, Okay.ng reports.
In a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja, Felix Morka, the APC’s National Publicity Secretary, described the viral claim as “fake news”, urging party members and the general public to ignore it.
“The attention of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has been drawn to a purported breaking news report tagged: ‘APC Grants Automatic Tickets to All National Assembly Members’ in viral circulation,” Morka said.
“The report is FAKE NEWS and should be disregarded in its entirety as it did not emanate from our great party.”
Morka emphasized that the APC remains committed to transparency and internal democracy, adding that no such blanket decision has been made regarding automatic return tickets for lawmakers.
“We urge all party members and the general public to disregard the report as FAKE and of mischievous origin,” he stated.