The Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has distanced itself from a group that staged a support rally for Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s presidency in 2023.
The group, Southwest Youth Congress, had on Thursday stormed the APC secretariat with banners tagged: ‘OSINBAJO 2023’.
However, the Publicity Secretary of the party in Ondo, Mr. Alex Kalejaye, in a statement to newsmen on Friday, described the action of the group as an embarrassment to the leaders of the party in the state.
He said: “The party wishes to firmly declare that it has no link whatsoever with the said group.
“For the records, the group that could best be described as a non-governmental body, and looked a bit unorganised, only stormed the state secretariat of the party unannounced with their banners and other write-ups.
“The party notes with deep concerns that a highly sophisticated state politically like ours knows better than engaging in campaigns for an election prematurely.”
The APC further described those behind the rally as “desperate politicians and attention-seekers.”
Kalejaye advised them to “encourage the vice-president, who was sworn in only a few months ago, to concentrate on the tasks and responsibilities attach to his office,” rather than distracting him with their premature campaign.
