2023 Governorship Elections: Buhari's Minister Gbemi Saraki Speaks on Defecting to PDP
- The minister of state for mines and steel development, Gbemi Saraki, said the report claiming she has left APC for PDP is fake news
- Saraki said she remains a committed APC member, adding that she worked for Tinubu's victory in Kwara state during the just-concluded 2023 presidential election
- The minister also denied pitching her tent with the governorship candidate of the PDP in Kwara state, Yahman Abdullahi
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FCT, Abuja - Gbemi Saraki, the minister of state for mines and steel development, has denied joining the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before the March 11 governorship and state assembly elections.
The minister, in a statement released by her media aide Moses Bello, also denied supporting the PDP Kwara gubernatorial candidate, Yahman Abdullahi, Vanguard reported.
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Gbemi Saraki worked for Tinubu's victory - Aide
Bello added that the minister worked tirelessly to ensure that the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, won the just concluded 2023 presidential election in Kwara state.
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He said that this was despite a few disagreements with the actions of the APC-led state government regarding the late Oloye Sola Saraki’s legacies.
According to Bello, Saraki stated categorically that she remains an APC chieftain both in Kwara and the country, adding that she has no intention of leaving the victorious party.
“If anything, I am even more committed to ensuring the success of the incoming Asiwaju/Shettima administration come May 29,” Saraki was quoted as saying.
Bello described the report claiming Saraki has defected as fake news just as he reiterated that his principal remains a committed APC chieftain.
“Saraki is a grassroots mobiliser and has pledged her continued allegiance to President Buhari’s administration, as well as that of incoming one of Tinubu and Sen. Kashim Shettima," he added.
Labour Party denies political alliance with PDP ahead of 2023 governorship election in Kwara
In another report, the Labour Party in Kwara state has denied any agreement to work with the PDP ahead of the forthcoming governorship and the House of Assembly elections.
The Kwara state chairman of the party, Lanre Ajiboye, said Labour Party is not forming an alliance with any political party for the governorship election in the state.
“We are not interested in forming an alliance or signing an agreement with anybody. What the PDP is stating is a lie, they didn’t discuss it with us," he said.
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