I Will Build on Gov Abdulrazaq's Legacies - Kwara APC Guber Flag Bearer, Yakubu Danladi
Danladi-Salihu won with 94,990 votes after days of internal wrangling, protests and a postponed primary in the ruling party.
- On Friday, Kwara State House of Assembly Speaker Yakubu Danladi-Salihu secured the All Progressives Congress governorship ticket after defeating 14 other aspirants across the state's 16 local government areas.
- Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq reportedly switched his endorsement from Abdulfatai Yahaya Seriki-Gambari to Danladi-Salihu following intense succession debates; the party rescheduled the primary from Thursday to Friday citing logistical concerns.
- Senator Musiliu Olatunde Obanikoro, APC Governorship Primary Election Committee chairman, declared the exercise "free, fair and transparent" as Danladi-Salihu polled more than 94,000 votes to defeat other aspirants.
- Supporters erupted in celebration as party leaders rallied members behind Danladi-Salihu, who thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor AbdulRazaq for their support in his victory.
- His nomination shapes the 2027 contest as the opposition Peoples Democratic Party , led by former Senate President Bukola Saraki, intensifies efforts to reclaim Kwara while groups from Kwara South persist in zoning equity demands.
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Kwara APC Youth rejects outcome of gubernatorial primary
The youth forum of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State has rejected the outcome of the party’s primary election. The youth forum, in a statement by its convener, Comrade Ayuba Bako Marufudeen, said it can no longer remain silent in the face of injustice, manipulation, and the subversion of democratic principles within the party in Kwara State. According to the statement, the APC governorship primary election has left thousands of …
Kwara Speaker clinches APC guber ticket
Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Salihu Yakubu Danladi, has been declared winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in the state. He defeated 14 other aspirants, including an incumbent senator, in the party’s primary election. Danladi secured 94,990 votes to emerge winner of the exercise conducted across the 16 local government areas of the state. Chairman of the APC Governorship Primary El…
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