Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed
The recent defection of some governors and federal lawmakers from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is a storm in a teacup, says Nigeria’s minister of information, Lai Mohammed.
Mohammed was reacting to reports that the minority leader of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, is on the verge of defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party to the ruling All Progressives Congress.
There have been rumours making the round about Akpabio leaving the PDP.
The Senate Minority Leader Godswill Akpabio visits President Muhammadu Buhari in London (photo credit: state house)
“I welcome it [defection of Akpabio] because all politics is local. All those who have left us did that for purely personal reasons,” he told newsmen.
“Since they say politics is a game of number, of course, we welcome gladly the defection of the minority leader. Like they say, it is one-one goalless draw.”
On whether Akpabio was being positioned for the position of the Senate President, Mohammed said “that I don’t know”.
Mohammed insisted that the recent defection of some governors, state and federal lawmakers to the main opposition party was nothing to worry about.