The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, Engr. Salihu Yakubu Danladi, says his seven-year tenure as Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly has equipped him with the public finance experience and operational knowledge required to lead the state as Governor in 2027.

Danladi-Salihu made the statement during an interactive session with journalists at the News Keg platform organized by the Correspondents' Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kwara State Council, in Ilorin.

The Speaker explained that presiding over the state's legislative arm since 2019 provided him with deep insights into state budgeting, resource allocation, and policy oversight.

"I spearheaded the budget of the state for seven years. Most of the ongoing infrastructural development projects are with the support of the State Assembly. We do the appropriation while the Executive does the implementation," Danladi-Salihu stated.

He expressed confidence in his administrative readiness, pledging to consolidate on the achievements of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq in healthcare, education, urban renewal, worker welfare, and infrastructure across the state.

Detailing his constituency interventions in the Ilesha-Gwanara area of Baruten Local Government Area, the lawmaker highlighted the provision of over 210 motorized boreholes, 28 blocks of classrooms, primary healthcare facilities, and a 33-kilometer road linking several border communities, alongside the grading of over 800 kilometers of feeder roads.

On public safety, Danladi-Salihu noted that he facilitated the training and equipping of 300 local vigilantes in collaboration with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to secure communities along the border with the Republic of Benin, promising to prioritize rural security across all 16 local government areas.

In his opening remarks, the Chairman of the News Keg Committee, Alhaji Ibrahim Alege, explained that the platform was established to engage candidates on policy issues, development plans, and public accountability ahead of the 2027 elections.