A group of governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara has written to President Bola Tinubu, asking him to intervene in what they described as the worsening crisis within the party in the state.
In a joint letter dated June 19 and addressed to the president, the aspirants reaffirmed their loyalty to him and pledged support for his re-election bid in 2027.
The letter was signed by 10 governorship aspirants, including Yahaya Seriki Gambari, Saliu Mustapha, Yahaya Oloriegbe, Dele Belgore, Omar Bio, and Bashir Bolarinwa.
Their letter followed the emergence of Yakubu Danladi, speaker of the Kwara house of assembly, as the APC governorship candidate in the state.
Danladi was declared winner of the party’s primaries on May 22, after securing 94,990 votes to defeat Abdulfatai Seriki, who polled 41,700 votes. Bashir Bolarinwa, former Kwara APC chairman, came third in the poll with 22,118 votes.
Other aspirants in the contest included Femi Sanni, who scored 5,990 votes, former senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe, with 3,910 votes, and Dele Belgore, who polled 3,411 votes.
However, there has been a growing dissent over Danladi’s emergence as the party’s flagbearer, with critics arguing that he lacks the statewide appeal needed to retain power for the APC.
In their letter, the aspirants expressed over the development in the state chapter of the party and urged urgent intervention.
