Kwara APC crisis deepens as governor’s faction storms Abuja party HQ Monday
Kwara APC crisis deepens as Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s faction storms the party’s national headquarters in Abuja on Monday to confront the imposition of Engineer Yakubu Danladi Salihu as the party’s gubernatorial candidate for the 2027 elections. The move follows a petition by ten aspirants to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu rejecting the primary that produced Salihu, echoing earlier objections from the state elders’ caucus led by Chief James Bamisaiye. A high‑powered delegation—including state chairman Prince Sunday Fagbemi, former PDP Secretary Razaq Lawal, Niger River Basin Authority Chairman Abdullateef Alakawa, and Attorney‑General Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN)—is set to meet the national chairman, the NWC, and the AGF to press for the governor’s position. Sources say the team will depart Ilorin by chartered flight at 6 a.m. Monday to keep the movement under wraps. While the governor’s allies claim the party remains united, analysts warn the rift exposes widening cracks in Kwara APC’s structure ahead of 2027. How might this internal APC struggle affect your confidence in the party’s ability to field a credible candidate for the next election?