All Progressives Congress (APC) leader Ayo Arise believes Chris Ngige should be fired by the federal government for not openly endorsing Bola Tinubu, the party's presidential candidate.
On October 8, Ngige, the minister of labour and jobs, declared he would not declare a preference for the 2023 presidential race.
Because he is friendly with both Tinubu and Peter Obi, the candidate for the Labour Party, Ngige claimed that making a decision is difficult.
Former senator Arise responded to Ngige's remarks by stating that the minister's predicament throws his loyalty into doubt.
Speaking on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme, on Monday, Arise said Ngige should be fired.
“You would give it to the south-east that they think that it is their time to produce the president but unfortunately, this has to be done through an election, you can’t just handpick somebody,” he said.
“But as an Igbo person, if his sentiment is with Obi then when you look at it, that questions his loyalty to the party. That’s the way I look at it.
“I’m an APC person, and I would not under any circumstance have any difficulty supporting my candidate unless I move from my party to another one.
“He should be sacked, it’s not a question of whether he should resign. If you’re saying you don’t know (who to support) but you’re benefiting from the party.”