The Presidency has debunked speculation that Lagos State governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, plans to defect from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Ambode, an APC governor, was last week reported to have been in a closed-door meeting with his political aides and executive council members to take a crucial decision regarding whether to remain in the APC or join another party, as the primaries draw nearer.
It was reported also that Ambode may want to leave the party because the party’s National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and a former governor of Lagos, may have withdrawn his support for his re-election bid.
The reports claimed that Ambode might move to the Peoples’ Democratic Party(PDP) or Action Democratic Congress(ADC), both of which are part of the Coalition of Political Parties(CUPP).
However, President Buhari’s aide on new media, Mr. Bashir Ahmad has said the Lagos State governor has debunked such claims. According to Ahmad, when he told Ambode that rumours of his defection were rift on social media, the governor said: “‘I’m here in Beijing in president Buhari’s entourage.”