Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the six local government areas in Kwara South Senatorial District have declared support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s second-term bid in 2027.
They also supported a rotation of the governorship to Kwara North and indicated preference for the speaker of the state assembly, Salihu Danladi Yakubu.
The dual resolutions were reached during a Mega Rally of party stakeholders held in Ajase-Ipo, Irepodun Local Government Area, where political figures from across the southern zone gathered to adopt a common stance ahead of the coming electoral season.
Announcing the stakeholders’ position, a retired Director of the National Institute for Cultural Orientation, Ibrahim Lawal, said the endorsement of Tinubu was based on the “early gains of the administration’s policy direction.
“We endorse the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the 2027 election. The second term of President Tinubu is necessary to consolidate the structural reforms of the Renewed Hope Agenda, which have already begun to yield measurable economic and infrastructural gains,” he said.
He stated that the campaign for the governorship to rotate to Kwara North was aimed at ensuring balanced power distribution in the state in the interest of equity and inclusiveness.
Lawal noted that the call mirrors long-standing concerns about representation and fairness in the state’s political arrangement.
“Since Nigeria’s return to democracy in 1999, the governorship of Kwara State has been largely dominated by Kwara Central, which has held the office for about 20 of the last 27 years,” he said.
He pointed out that although Kwara South governed the state for eight years under Abdulfatah Ahmed, Kwara North has not produced a governor since the current democratic era began.
“Kwara Central has produced three of the four democratically elected governors since 1999, while Kwara North has not produced a governor in the state’s 27 years democratic history,” he added.
According to him, the advocacy for the shift is rooted in the ideals of fairness and inclusion.
“The resolve for the governorship to shift to Kwara North is to ensure inclusion, equity, justice and fairness among the three senatorial districts,” Lawal stated.
The Deputy Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Ojo Oyebode, proposed a motion at the rally backing the movement of the governorship to Kwara North.
The proposal drew strong support from party stakeholders present, who also passed a vote of confidence in Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for his leadership and ongoing developmental initiatives across the state.
Speakers at the rally, including former local government chairmen Joshua Omokanye and Wasiu Bamidele, praised the governor for projects carried out in their communities, describing them as impactful and beneficial to the people.
They also voiced support for the President’s policies, assuring that residents of the zone would strongly back Tinubu in the 2027 elections.
