A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Mohammed Dele Belgore, yesterday asked his supporters to remain calm over the defection of former Governor Bukola Saraki and his supporters into the party.

Belgore however said his supporters were “completely disenchanted” with the decision of the APC national leadership to accept the new members without the input of the state chapter.

Saraki and Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed were among new Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) members that merged with APC on Tuesday.

Speaking with newsmen shortly after addressing his supporters at the APC office in Ilorin, Belgore said in spite of the development, he and his supporters would remain in APC. He however said they would not compromise the course to liberate the people of Kwara state.

Belgore, who was the 2011 governorship candidate of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), one of the legacy parties that formed APC, said he had set up committees to discuss with his supporters at the ward and local government levels.