2027: PDP could reclaim Kwara, APC chieftain warns

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Kwara State, Uthman Alabi has warned that the Peoples Democratic Party could reclaim power in the state if the ruling APC fails to conduct credible and transparent primary elections ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Alabi spoke on Sunday in Ilorin on behalf of the Kwara South APC Opinion Leaders at the backdrop of House of Representatives primaries.

He said the party must avoid actions capable of weakening its internal structure and alienating loyal members ahead of the next electoral cycle.

The APC stakeholders also rejected what they described as attempts to secure a third-term Senate ticket for the Deputy Senate Leader of the 10th National Assembly, Senator Lola Ashiru, ahead of the party’s senatorial primary scheduled for Monday.

According to Alabi, the warning became necessary to protect internal democracy and preserve the party’s dominance in Kwara State.

He said, “Today, we speak as a committed APC group in Kwara South. We are united by one common objective: to ensure that the ongoing primary elections in our state are conducted in a free, fair, transparent, credible, and democratic manner that will strengthen our party ahead of the forthcoming general elections.”

He noted that the Senate primary remained critical to the unity and future stability of the APC in Kwara South and the state at large.