By Muyideen Aliyu
The people of Kwara North Senatorial District have thrown their weight behind the second-term bid of Pres. Bola Tinubu.
At a rally held in Ilorin, the people said Pres. Tinubu has performed excellently well to deserve a second term in office. The leader of the group, former Speaker of the State House of Assembly and two-time Minister, Hon. Issa Bio Ibrahim, addressed the gathering on behalf of the leaders and stakeholders of the district.
He said the forum resolved to support any of their sons who emerges as the gubernatorial candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) so the district could occupy the state’s number one political office for the first time since the return of Nigeria to democratic rule in 1999.
The rally was attended by gubernatorial aspirants from Kwara North, including the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, Sen. Sadiq Umar, Mohammed Bio, and Alh. Tajudeen Audu.Ibrahim said the forum has secured the cooperation of all the gubernatorial aspirants from Kwara North and appealed to the people of Kwara Central and Kwara South to support the district in its bid to produce the next governor during the 2027 general elections.
Speaking on behalf of traditional rulers from Kwara North, the Emir of Lafiagi, Alh. Muhammad Kudu Kawu, said the agitation for a power shift reflects the longstanding aspiration of the people of the district. He noted that Kwara North has, for decades, remained on the margins of the state’s top leadership despite its contributions to electoral victories and political stability.
Kawu stressed that the district deserves consideration in the spirit of fairness and inclusiveness. He further urged stakeholders in Kwara Central and South to cede the governorship seat to Kwara North, pointing out that doing so would strengthen unity and sustain the state’s reputation as the “State of Harmony”.