Aaro Meta Urges Kwara South APC Members to Rally Behind Danladi, Backs Power Shift to North
Aaro Meta, a political pressure group in Kwara South, has appealed to aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to set aside their differences and support the party’s 2027 governorship candidate, Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Salihu Danladi, while endorsing the rotation of power to Kwara North.
The group, which played an active role in the 2018 Otoge movement that paved the way for the APC administration in 2019, made the appeal through its Coordinator, Engr. Adebayo S. Daramola, during a News Keg organised by the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Ilorin.
Aaro Meta said its position was driven by the need to promote equity, fairness and political balance among the three senatorial districts, recalling that it supported a governorship candidate from Kwara Central in 2019 despite its base in Kwara South.
It argued that Kwara Central would have produced governors for 20 years by May 2027, while Kwara South had occupied the position for eight years since 1999, insisting that the emergence of a candidate from Kwara North was consistent with the principle of power rotation.
The group urged APC members in Kwara South to demonstrate the same political understanding they showed in 2019 by rallying behind Danladi.
“Why can’t we also have a free mind like we did in 2019 to rally support for any candidate that emerged from the Kwara North Senatorial District, rather than having a preferred candidate?” it queried.
It specifically appealed to aggrieved party members and the G-15 political bloc to embrace reconciliation, warning that internal divisions could undermine the party’s chances in the 2027 elections.
“We cannot afford to be a party to the destruction of the house and family we have all toiled to build and nurture all these years, but to always learn to forgive one another when we offend ourselves,” the group said.
Aaro Meta also called on party members to accept the outcome of the primaries, noting that only one candidate could emerge for each elective position.
On security, the group commended President Bola Tinubu and Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for efforts to address banditry and kidnapping in Kwara South, particularly the establishment of military bases in Oro-Ago, Babanla and Omu-Aran.
It expressed optimism that the 184 Battalion in Omu-Aran would strengthen security operations and help curb criminal activities across forest communities in the district.
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Aaro Meta Urges Kwara South APC Members to Rally Behind Danladi, Backs Power Shift to North.
