Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has debunked reports that his supporters in Kwara has dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
Mohammed on Tuesday noted that his supporters are genuinely aggrieved after they worked for the success of the party at the last election.
“My attention has been drawn to media reports on the alleged defection of some of my supporters in the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara to the Social Democratic Party (SDP),” he said in a statement on Monday.
“I wish to state categorically that despite the fact that the supporters are genuinely aggrieved at the way and manner they have been treated by the Kwara State Governor and his supporters, against the backdrop of their immeasurable contributions to the massive victory of our party in the state in 2019, leaving the party is not the solution.
“We have taken the grievances of our supporters to the highest level of
our party, and we have cause to believe that everything will be done to address the grievances and unite the party ahead of the 2023 elections.
Lai Mohammed noted that, I am therefore appealing to those who may have left to reconsider their stand and return to their natural habitat.
“On my part, as a founding member of the APC, as someone who has toiled endlessly to build the party and as one who has worked with
stakeholders to deliver Kwara State to the APC, leaving the party is not an option.
He reiterated that, “I am a bonafide member of the APC and I have no intention of leaving the party.
“All through my political career, I have always remained loyal to any party in which I have found myself. That is not about to change now.
Lai Mohammed added that, “I want to use this opportunity to once again call on the leadership of our party to urgently and decisively address the issues that have forced some members of our party in Kwara to contemplate leaving the party,” he said.
