The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that a former Commissioner of Tourism in the state, Tokunbo Afikuyomi, is no more part of the party.
This came after Afikuyomi was spotted among those who tried to organise a briefing on the need to ‘set Lagos free’, which was considered to be an agenda of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party.
In a statement signed by the APC’s Publicity Secretary, Mr Joe Igbokwe, it said it was aware of Afikuyomi’s activities and what it called his pretension of being an APC member.
The statement read, “While we believe it is within the rights of Afikuyomi to work for any interest that suits his fancy, we feel obliged to warn faithful and loyal APC members that Afikuyomi is not one of us, contrary to the impression he gives to unsuspecting party members.
“While we don’t begrudge Afikuyomi his rights to choose and work for any platform or candidate of his choice, we warn him to desist from claiming to be a member of our great party and proudly own up to the interest of whomever he is working for.
“We know Afikuyomi as a member of the Accord Party and the Lagos State exco of APC does not know him as one of us, as we are aware he has left our party for Accord Party.
“We, therefore, alert members of our party and anyone dealing with Afikuyomi to clearly know that he is not a member of the APC.
“We urge Lagosians to stick firmly with an APC that has served them so well in Lagos and which had gotten a pan-Nigerian renewal of mandate to give the country continued good, honest and fruitful governance for the next four years.”
