Kwara 2027: ‘Senseless decision’ – Abubakar slams APC, ADC for picking guber candidates from same LG

A frontline governmental idiosyncratic and erstwhile elder lecturer successful the Department of Political Science astatine the University of Ilorin, Abubakar Lasiele, has said the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and the absorption African Democratic Congress, ADC, made a large governmental miscalculation by fielding governorship candidates from the aforesaid Local Government Area successful Kwara State.

Lasiele said the improvement amounts to an ‘own goal’ for some parties, arguing that the 2 candidates would extremity up splitting votes wrong the aforesaid governmental basal portion leaving different politically strategical districts comparatively open.

He spoke connected the sidelines of the yearly meal nighttime organised by the Third Estate, an elite radical on Wednesday night successful Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.

“I don’t spot immoderate governmental consciousness successful the APC and ADC picking their candidates from the aforesaid section authorities area. No substance however you look astatine it, it is already an ain extremity for them,” helium said.

“Both Engr. Yakubu Danladi and Hon. Zakari Mohammed are from Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State. They are some beardown grassroots politicians successful the area. What this means is that they volition people disagreement the votes coming from there.”

According to him, Zakari Mohammed whitethorn adjacent bask a flimsy vantage due to the fact that of his erstwhile governmental exposure.

“Hon. Zakari peculiarly has an precocious manus due to the fact that helium o...