Amid calls for power rotation ahead of the 2027 elections, All Progressives Congress (ADC) stakeholders in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State have endorsed Senate Deputy Majority Leader, Lola Ashiru, for governor.
The endorsement followed a consultative meeting of APC groups on Wednesday at the Omo Ibile Igbomina House in Ganmo.
In a communiqué by the chairman and secretary of the Communiqué Drafting Committee, Pastor Elisha Odenike and Mr Oluwasogo Lawal, stakeholders emphasised that the governorship position in the state should not be the exclusive preserve of any bloc, group, or senatorial district.
The Ifelodun APC groups noted that all three senatorial districts in the state are home to capable and competent progressives qualified to aspire to the state’s highest political office.
‘In this regard, the meeting expressed strong confidence in leaders such as the Deputy Majority Leader of the 10th Senate, Senator Lola Ashiru, and strongly encouraged such leaders to offer themselves for higher service’, the communiqué read.
The stakeholders urged APC leadership at both the state and national levels to ensure fairness, equity, inclusiveness, and internal democracy in the process leading to the emergence of the party’s governorship candidate.
They expressed optimism that the 2027 general elections presented a strong opportunity for the APC to secure victory in Kwara State, both at the governorship level and in legislative contests.
Arguing that Kwara South, like other senatorial districts, is home to tested and progressive leaders, the stakeholders stressed that their experience and track records qualified them for higher responsibilities at the state and national levels.
The stakeholders condemned what they described as distractions driven by self-serving narratives, including the ‘Igbomina Lokan’ agitation.
They alleged that the campaign was intended to marginalise credible aspirants from Ifelodun Local Government Area, particularly in the House of Representatives race, in favour of candidates from two other local government areas.
‘Notably, these same “Igbomina Lokan” propagandists have dominated the other Kwara South federal constituency for over 25 years to the exclusion of Ekiti and Oke Ero local government areas, and now seek to extend such dominance to the Senate seat through political manoeuvring.
‘This agenda is unacceptable and will be firmly resisted’, the communiqué stated.
The meeting called on all credible and competent progressives from Ifelodun LGA to contest the Ifelodun/Offa/Oyun Federal Constituency seat in the 2027 elections.
Stakeholders reaffirmed their loyalty to the APC, President Bola Tinubu, and Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.
They also pledged unity, discipline, and strategic mobilisation to strengthen the party while legitimately advancing the political interests of Kwara South and Ifelodun LGA.
The meeting also expressed sympathy with communities in Ifelodun affected by banditry over the past 18 months and commended the Federal Government’s response.
It called for sustained military operations to bandit hideouts across Kwara South to restore lasting peace and security.
