APC youths urge aggrieved aspirants to back Kwara Speaker’s gov bid

A youth group in Nigeria's Kwara State has called on disgruntled aspirants within the All Progressives Congress (APC) to rally behind the party's chosen candidate for the 2027 governorship race. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, the current Speaker of the State House of Assembly, is the party's flagbearer.

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We are professionals and politicians in the group. The bulk of our job is to mobilise like-minded people at the grassroots to join politics and contribute their quota, but we equally found it expedient to address the press.

The endorsement came from Kwara South Young Professionals in Politics, who voiced optimism about resolving internal party disputes and securing all 35 elective seats in the state. The group is actively engaged in grassroots mobilization, encouraging voter registration and the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) among residents, particularly the youth.

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Talking about the aggrieved aspirants, it is the fundamental right of everybody, especially within the political system, to express their grievances.

Abdulrosheed Akogun, a House of Assembly aspirant and member of the group, acknowledged the right of aggrieved aspirants to voice their concerns. He suggested that these complaints indicate a desire to improve the party rather than undermine it. "If they don’t love the party, they could have decamped," Akogun noted, comparing internal party issues to family disagreements where democratic principles allow for diverse opinions.

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If they don’t love the party, they could have decamped. But the fact that they are complaining about some of these things shows that they want them addressed.

Akogun predicted a swift reconciliation, stating, "Within the next few days, all the aggrieved aspirants and stakeholders will come together to support the candidature of Salihu Yakubu Danladi. They will stand at the forefront to ensure that he wins by a landslide." He assured that all issues would be resolved, enabling the APC to win all 35 seats and continue its governance in Kwara.

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Within every family, there will always be issues and the beauty of democracy is that the minority will have their say while the majority will have their way.