Kwara 2027 Governorship Election Won't be About Zoning, Says Ashiru

Date: 2024-01-19

The Senator representing Kwara South, Lola Ashiru, has ruled out zoning of the state's governorship ahead of the 2027 general elections.

There has been agitation for a powershift to other zones of the state, most especially the Kwara North.

But Ashiru, who is the Deputy Senate leader, declared that the Kwara 2027 governorship, like previous elections, would not be based on zoning because “governorship is never zoned in Kwara State.”

The APC chieftain insisted that the incumbent, Governor Abdulrahaman Abdulrazaq, had emerged twice because he contested and won the governorship based on merit, competence and acceptance.

Ashiru, who spoke during an interactive session with journalists, said Kwara voters crave governorship aspirants who are well-prepared and equipped to serve them.

He said: “Anybody who wants to become the governor must be prepared to work hard, campaign hard, and convince the people to vote for him. While I sympathised with the North for a long time, aside from the Shaaba Lafiagi period – Lafiagi was not even given the governorship of Kwara State on zoning, he fought for it, he worked hard for it, he campaigned for it, he bargained for it.

“Positions are never zoned. There is no where we have zoned the position of governorship. Even the last election that was won by Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq, it was not zoned to Ilorin. It was contested by almost all politicians that are ready to contest.

“I don't know the number of candidates that we have from Ilorin, I don't know the candidate we have from the North. They all contested, but because the people saw Abdulrasaq as the person that can deliver dividends of democracy, they all agreed and voted for him. So also his first term, it was not a zoned ticket. It was contested and he was more preferred to others.”

Ashiru also sighted the example of Mohammed Lawal, saying that his governorship was contested too. “We are not a regime of zoning because we want the best in everything. We want people who are prepared, well prepared and equipped to serve the people.

“Hopefully, candidates will have to come and convince us. They have to bargain with us, they have to come to the table and tell us what they want to offer to the people of Kwara State. And in particular, you have to come to Offa and tell me what you want to offer to the people of Kwara South,” he added.

The lawmaker boasted that the ruling APC will still produce the next governor of Kwara State.

“The demand for governorship has increased tremendously and it has become more competitive than before. I have the feeling that a good candidate will come up and Kwara State will eventually vote for a very good candidate in our party, the APC, because it is still going to be the APC government. I wish every candidate well,” Ashiru said.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Majlis For Sadaqah, Zakat And Waqf     Yomi Ogunsola     Abikan     Igosun     Salman Jawondo     NaAllah     Hussein Oloyede     Usman Alkali Baba     Afin Descendants Union Of Odo-Owa     JMK Construction Company Limited     Idofin     Ayo Salami     Gbenga Olawepo     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     Sarah Alade     Mustapha Akanbi     Gwanara     Kwara Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia     Lithium Deposit     Sabi     AbdulHamid Adi     CCT     Abdulganiyu AbdulAzeez     Muyiwa Oladipo Kanu     Facebook     Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship     Ahmed \'Lateef     Hussein Olokooba     Ahmed Alhasssan     Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab     Yomi Adeboye     Javed Khan     Opobiyi     Muhammadu Gobir     Olofa Of Offa     Abdulrauf Yusuf     Sodiya     Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore     Gabriel Fashanu     07039448763     Abubakar Imam     Ballah     Galadiman Ngeri     Bashir Adigun     Victor Gbenga Yusuf     Idris Garuba     Ilofa     Abdulrauf Aliyu     Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem     Tunde Saad     IsDB     Mubarak Oladosu     Isaac Aderemi Kolawole     James Ayeni     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     Joseph Alex Offorjama     Sa\'adu Salau     Abdulrahman Abdulrazak     Raliat Elelu-Habeeb     Yahaya A Paniyaro     Elerinjare     Kwara Restoration Project     Afusat Nike Ibrahim     Abraysports FC     Oyelere Oyinloye     Olabode George Towoju     Mary Kemi Adeosun     Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi     Kayode Ogunlowo     Abubakar Aliagan     Omu-aran     Lai Gobir     Trader Moni     Bolakale Saka     Ogbondoroko     Lanre Issa-Onilu    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Yusuf Abdulraheem     Nigerian Medical Association     Ganiyu Abolarin     Abdulwahab Ololele     Wakilin Mata Lafiagi     Abdulkadir Jimoh     AbdulRazaq Jiddah     Muritala Olarewaju     Oke-opin     Kehinde Baale     Umar Yakubu Jaja     Ndakene     Yahaya A Paniyaro     TIC     Damilola Yusuf Adelodun     Chief Imam Of Offa     Dairo Kunle Paul     Buari Edun     Amuda Bembe     Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah     Shehu Adaramaja     Stephen Fasakin     Unilorin     Fatimoh Lawal     Lawal Olohungbebe     Alimi     Ahmed Idris Mohammed     Sidikat Uthman Ajibola     Ahmad Lawan     Ilorin Water Reticulation     General Hospital, Ilorin     Olatunji Ibrahim     Hakeem Idris     Valsolar Consortium     Minister     Idofin     JAAC     Bayer AG     Idris Amosa Saidu     Imam Gambari     Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu     Democracy Day     Valsolar     Adamu Atta     Al-Hikmah University     Ajase-Ipo     Dumagi     Jelili Yusuf     Sola Saraki University     John Dara     Basic Education Certificate Examination     Sobi     TVC Female National Debate     Ayinde Oyepitan     Tinubu Legacy Forum     Abubakar B.M     Aisha Gobir     Kolo     Simon Sayomi     Igbomina     Haashim Initiative For Community Advancement     John Kehinde Salako     Olushola Saraki     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Akorede     Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Durosinlohun Atiku     Alaaya     Sambo Murtala     Abdullateef Abdussalam     Bilikisu Gambari     Ekiti     Doyin Agbamu     Women For Change And Development Initiative     Mohammed Abdulahi     Yaru     Jani Ibrahim