By Folayimika Akanbi
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Tuesday, advanced reasons for arriving at the choice of Ambassador Abdulfatai Yahaya Seriki, a gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as his preferred successor in 2027.
He made this known in a post on his verified Facebook page ahead of the nationwide gubernatorial primaries of the ruling party scheduled for Thursday.
AbdulRazaq said he settled for Seriki because he is young, pro-people, astute, and broad-minded.
He explained that the aspirant has been a great political mobiliser with profound investments in and extensive goodwill among the people of the state.
Wind Gate News reports that about 16 aspirants are eyeing the gubernatorial ticket of the APC to take over from AbdulRazaq when he finishes his second and final term of office in 2027.
They include Engr Yakubu Danladi Salihu, Senator Saliu Mustapha, Dr Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa, Dr Azeez-Salako Muideen Olaniyi, Professor Abubakar Olanrewaju Sulaiman, Aisha Ahman-Pategi, Dele Belgore (SAN) among others.
However, the Governor declared that his preference for Seriki among the aspirants cannot stop the ambition of other aspirants in the race.
AbdulRazaq called on members and leaders to affirm his choice of successor for cohesion, unity, and continuous success of the ruling party in the state.
He said, “Following extensive consultations with party structures and leadership, I am pleased to endorse Ambassador Abdulfatai Yahaya Seriki (MFR) as my preferred successor under the platform of our party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).
“Young, pro-people, astute, and broad-minded, Amb. Yahaya Seriki has been a great political mobiliser with profound investments in and extensive goodwill among the people of Kwara State. I have no doubt about his capacity and that his choice is appropriate for the people of our state at this time.
“While this does not in any way preclude all other aspirants from contesting in the primaries, I urge members and leaders to affirm the choice of Seriki as our candidate for cohesion, unity, and continuous success of the party as we hold our gubernatorial primaries on Thursday, May 21, 2026.
“The choice of Amb. Yahaya Seriki is neither a disapproval of any of our eminently qualified aspirants nor a whimsical attempt to delegitimise the noble aspirations of our people. But in a race involving some 16 great minds for one office, only one person can take the shot at a time.
“Finally, I acknowledge and commend the statesmanship of our aspirants, all of whom have shown discipline and impressive capacity to build on the undeniable achievements of our administration over the last seven years for the good of the people of Kwara State.”
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