Reconcile Kwara APC stakeholders, group urges AbdulRazaq

A Kwara-based socio-political organization, Orisun Igbomina, has called on Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to foster political inclusion and reconcile dissatisfied stakeholders within the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections. The group emphasized that the recent Osun State governorship election offers valuable lessons for Kwara's political leaders regarding the electorate's influence and the necessity of maintaining robust grassroots engagement.

In a statement signed by its National President, Chief Gbenga Awoyale, the group described the Osun election as a "significant victory for democracy." It served as a reminder that ultimate political power resides with the people, demonstrating that political influence and state structures cannot permanently override the electorate's will.

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The Osun experience has once again demonstrated that the ultimate power in a democracy belongs to the people. Despite the deployment of political influence and state structures, the people of Osun stood firmly by their conviction and defended their choice.

Orisun Igbomina urged political actors in Kwara to reflect on this development, drawing parallels with the '2019 O To Ge movement.' This movement, they noted, powerfully illustrated citizens' ability to reshape political landscapes through their votes. The group stressed that the movement's legacy should be about inclusion, fairness, consultation, internal democracy, and opposition to political monopolization, rather than solely preserving a particular administration.

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We therefore urge the governor to make himself more accessible to his political family, listen to aggrieved stakeholders and empower those entrusted with responsibilities to deliver meaningfully at the grassroots.

Specifically addressing Governor AbdulRazaq, the organization implored him to engage with disgruntled APC members and address internal party issues. "We therefore urge the governor to make himself more accessible to his political family, listen to aggrieved stakeholders and empower those entrusted with responsibilities to deliver meaningfully at the grassroots,” the statement read.

The group also advised against dismissing the emergence of the G15 faction within the Kwara APC as mere agitation from politicians who failed to secure positions. Orisun Igbomina argued that the group's composition and the concerns raised warrant serious attention and dialogue from the party leadership, stating, "Many of those involved participated in the ‘O To Ge’ struggle because they believed in its ideals of inclusion, fairness, consultation, internal democracy and an end to political monopolisation. Their concerns deserve dialogue, not dismissal."

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While individual interests may exist, the scale and composition of the current discontent require serious engagement. Many of those involved participated in the ‘O To Ge’ struggle because they believed in its ideals of inclusion, fairness, consultation, internal democracy and an end to political monopolisation. Their concerns deserve dialogue, not dismissal.