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Some members of the Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, who recently dumped the party to form Kwara Third Force, have joined the Young Progressives Party.

Speaking during a reception for the group in Ilorin on Wednesday, the coordinator of Kwara Third Force and former Kwara Central senatorial chairman of APC, Abdulfatah Abdulrahman, appealed to political stakeholders and youths in the state to join the group to build a formidable platform that would stand the test of time.

Abdulrahman, who cited alleged protracted intra-party crisis in the APC as one of the reasons for defecting from the ruling party, said, “The undemocratic way the APC’s ward congresses was recently conducted was a clear indication of an imminent collapse of the party in Kwara State.

“The above developments have given cause for our collective decision to look for an alternative, viable political platform where every individual can participate fully in our state’s democracy.

“We have reached out to all the existing registered political parties in Nigeria. Not only that, we equally scrutinised each party to ascertain their suitability in consonance with the hopes and aspirations of citizens of Kwara State.

“The political party we have chosen is a party that assures equal participation for all men and women, young and old, rich and poor.

“It is a party that ensures that the rule of law, equity, justice and fair play are its central ethos.”