Kwara: Saraki's loyalist, Wahab Issa dumps PDP, joins APC
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, and loyalist of Senator Bukola Saraki, in Kwara State, Wahab Issa has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state.
The development is seen by political observers as a dramatic step that further depletes the main opposition PDP ahead of the crucial elections in next Saturday's crucial gubernatorial and house of assembly elections.
Wahab Issa, one of the strongest allies of the Saraki dynasty, who was the PDP candidate for the Ilorin East/South House of Representatives election on February 25, 2023, lost to the APC's candidate, Yinka Aluko.
Rumour mills had gone wild on Wahab's defection bid, even as dozens of Sarakites jumped the ship after the crushing defeat meted to the opposition PDP by the APC in the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections which the ruling APC party won 100%.
Wahab Issa, reportedly and finally met with Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday to seal his defection to the governing APC, raising questions about the future of a dynasty that has failed to regain traction since its first-ever defeat in 2019.
The last few days have seen hundreds of opposition elements defecting to the ruling APC, all of them hinging their decision on the “excellent performance” of Governor AbdulRazaq who is standing for re-election in the Saturday's election.
Some of the leading defectors included Senator Suleiman Makanjuola Ajadi of ADC; former commissioner for Sports Kale Ayo; former Commissioner Aisha Ahman Patigi; PDP's Haruna Likpata; former council chairman and senior legislative aide to Saraki Wasiu Bamidele; and Saraki's cousin Ope Saraki; among several others.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Oyawoye TESCOM 2025 Ilorin Central Mosque Oniwasi Agbaye Tunde Yusuf Kamaldeen Gambari Sheikh Ridhwanullah Omupo Oba Abdulrahim Muhammed Danjuma Budo-Egba Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji Olajumoke Monsura Gafar Oya State Afeyin-Olukuta Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants Adewuyi Funmilayo Moro A.E. Afolabi Nigerian Correctional Service AIT Ilorin Funmilayo Braithwaite Owode Market Offa Descendants Union Kwara 2023 TIC Ademola Kiyesola Wahab Abayawo Economic And Financial Crimes Commission Centre For Peace And Strategic Studies Rachael Obisesan Valsolar Consortium Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen Haleeman Salman Ben Duntoye Abubakar Abdullahi Bata Akorede General Hospital Yahaya Oloriegbe Third Estate Tsado Manman Mary Kemi Adeosun Umar Yakubu Jaja Opolo Global Innovation Limited Umar Danladi Shero James Kolo Abraham Ojo Rafiu Olasile Owo Isowo Yusuf A. Usman Abdulwahab Oba Doyin Group Adaramaja C2c@kwarastate.gov.ng Kola Olota Olusola Saraki Adesina Simon Sodiya Basit Olatunji Amasa Suleiman Alege Kuranga SARS Gbemi Saraki Saka Adeyemo Smart School Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board Aminu Adisa Logun Azeez Bello Esinniobiwa Quareeb Post-utme Ibrahim Oloriegbe Playing Host Saheed Akinwumi Manzuma Adekunle David Dunmade Moshood Kashimawo Abiola Quareeb Islamic Association Bello Oyebanji

