- Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara is free to leave the All Progressives Congress (APC)
- This is the resolution of the state's caucus of the ruling party, called Caucus for Progressive Change
- The position of the group was made known by its chairman, Samari Abdullahi
The Kwara state caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC), named Caucus for Progressive Change has offered to provide a quick exit for Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed to leave the party.
The party came to its conclusion after the governor was quoted as saying he and his political family will dump the APC if their supporters ask them to do so.
In a statement sent to journalists and signed by the caucus chairman, Samari Abdullahi, the group alleged that the governor has been seeking an alternative political platform.
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed faces opposition within his own party. Photo credit: Kwara state Government House
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Part of the statement read: “The saying that a sojourner will go home, no matter how long he stays away from home is apt and relevant here. There is no place like home.
“We have it on good authority that the political family the governor represents in the party has been looking through the window. a very long time ago, seeking alternative abode to hibernate.
“We can only encourage the political family to quicken their steps and move out early enough since their interests can longer be served in the party.”
The caucus called on APC members to begin a strong membership drive across the state with a view to positioning the party for electoral victory in 2019, saying it will not sit by and allow the party crumble.
It stated that President Muhammadu Buhari and the APC have done well for the people of Kwara state in terms of provision of infrastructure, urginf the people of the state to keep supporting the federal government.
“It goes to the credit of the APC-led federal government the award and construction of Ilorin/Omu-Aran/Kabba road, Afon/Aboto/Oyo boundaries and Bode-Sadu/Jebba/Mokwa road among other projects.
“Kwara state has benefitted from the social interventions of the federal government such as N-Power and selection of women for the school feeding programme,” the statement added.
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Meanwhile, the APC Women Forum led by Hajia Aisha Bala, has extended an invitation to popular Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) women leader in Delta state, Dr Ngozi Olejeme, to join the party.
According to the forum, Olejeme's entry into the APC will benefit the party as she would be bringing along with her an extra ordinary resume dating back to her wealth of experience and achievements both in the public and private sectors respectively.
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Source: Naija.ng