Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has commended “all APC members and supporters in Kwara State for their unflinching commitment to ensuring that the party emerges stronger than ever in the state.” He gave the commendation in a statement personally signed by him and issued on Thursday in Abuja.

“That commitment has been reflected in the overwhelming support and solidarity that we have received, not just from our party members but also from other parties and stakeholders across the state, since the melodrama at the National Assembly on Tuesday.

“In particular, there has been an expression of overwhelming love and support for President Muhammadu Buhari from across Kwara, in the wake of the defections by federal legislators from Kwara,” the Minister said in the statement, a copy of which was made available to News Express.

He called on “all our members and supporters in Kwara to remain calm, because there is no cause for alarm.”

“We are currently consulting with the national leadership of our great party, with a view to coming up with a programme of action that will take into consideration the recent developments.

“Our members and supporters should have no doubt whatsoever that whatever decisions we take after the consultations will be in their overall best interest,” Alhaji Mohammed said.