A faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara state loyal to the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has threatened to pull out of the party if the national leadership fails to do the right thing.
There has been a supremacy between Lai and Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq over the control of party structure in the state.
The caretaker chairman of the Lai’s faction, Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa, disclosed this at the weekend on the sideline of the Eid-el-Kabir get-together for party stakeholders and their spouses drawn from across the 16 local government areas of the state.
He has said the national caretaker chairman of the party, Governor Mai Mala Buni, should be held responsible if defections hit the state chapter of the party.
“The national leadership of the party is toying with Kwara. We have told them the reality on the ground and they appear not to be interested in sincerely addressing the genuine grievances of the majority of party members; all in the name of solidarity with their colleague.
“I want it to be on record that if mass exodus or implosion should hit Kwara APC, Buni and his people should be held liable. This is a party Kwara people built with their sweat, yet some few people are taking them for granted.
“Up till now, we have not seen any party membership registration in Kwara State, yet they announced extension of registration on paper and refused to send registration materials to the field.
“The option open to us if the status quo remains is we are coming up with a concrete plan. Is that not a subtle way of encouraging party members to find abode somewhere else? Why is the national leadership of the APC hell bent on sending almost 80 per cent of its membership strength out of the party? What do they stand to gain?
“If they eventually refuse to do the bidding of the majority, whatever comes of it they will be solely responsible.”
