Ahead of the 2027 governorship election in Kwara State, the Chairman of the State Traditional Council and Emir of Ilorin, Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, on Monday declared that Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s performance would pave the way for the electoral victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Yakubu Danladi-Salihu.
Sulu-Gambari, who spoke in Ilorin, while showering royal blessings on Danladi-Salihu and other APC candidates at his Oja Oba palace, described the governor as a man of great achievements.
He commended the governor for his ‘transformative’ programmes and prayed for his continuous success in office as well as the party’s success at the polls next year.
“The forecourt of my palace has been filled up with your supporters since the morning. Is today the voting day or you only came for familiarisation? I pray to God that whatever steps taken by Sardauna Ngeri (governor) shall be divinely blessed.
“Whoever sees good things and chooses not to say it is insincere and mischievous. There is no hiding place for lies. Let’s call a spade a spade. What we are seeing on the ground is a reality. Whoever does good, let’s say it. The governor has performed well.
“Starting from Governor AbdulRazaq to other candidates of the party, God will grant you all electoral success. May you not be put to shame,” the Emir stated.
Speaking to newsmen shortly after the visit, Danladi-Salihu described democracy as an aggregation of interests and assured that steps are already being taken to bring everyone together.
“By the grace of God, all of us will be guided and we will jointly support Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to move Kwara and Nigeria forward,” he told reporters, when asked about some grievances by a few stakeholders.
“Where there is peace, there is development, let us come to the roundtable and by God’s grace, we will carry each and everyone of them along. APC is big and there are a lot of positive things happening in the party.
The reconciliation committee has been set up and I know the committee will do justice to it, and peace, as we are witnessing, will continue to reign in APC and Kwara.
“By the grace of God, 35-0 is assured and APC will carry the day once again. We are seeing thousands of our members on the streets of Ilorin doing rallies for us; we are very happy and we thank Kwarans for coming out en masse to support this administration, to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and, by His grace, I know what Kwarans have shown on Monday and today, that is what they will show in 2027 by God’s grace,” he added.
Also speaking, the state chairman of the party, Sunday Fagbemi, told the Emir the processes that led to the emergence of the party’s candidates, saying the primaries were conducted by the national headquarters of the party in accordance with the party’s guidelines.
He presented the candidates before the Emir and sought the support and blessings of the royal father to make them victorious in 2027.
Hammed Shittu
