The State Financial Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, Hon. Abdulganiyu Tola Kure, has distributed cash grants to party members in the Ilorin East Local Government Area to strengthen grassroots mobilisation ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Held at the forecourt of Kure Ahmeeda in the Ita-Ajia area of Ilorin, the empowerment programme was organised to commemorate the third-year remembrance of his late father, Alhaji Kure.

According to the organisers, the gathering also served as a political rally to drum up support for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the senatorial bid of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the party’s governorship candidate, Rt. Hon. Salihu Yakubu Danladi, as well as legislative candidates Hon. Arinola Fatimah Lawal and Abdulqowiyu Olododo.

Addressing party members at the event, Hon. Kure stated that Governor AbdulRazaq had demonstrated commitment to the people of Ilorin East by facilitating a senatorial opportunity for the area, expressing optimism that the local government would deliver substantial votes for the APC in 2027.

"It is only Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq who has shown us mercy in Ilorin East by giving us a Senator. We, the people of Gambari, are not ungrateful," Kure stated.

The Executive Chairman of Ilorin East Local Government Area, Hon. Garba Olayinka Agbelere, commended Kure for supporting party members and urged residents across Kwara State to turn out en masse to vote for APC candidates at all levels during the upcoming polls.

Also speaking, the Senior Assistant to the Governor on Political Matters (Central), Prince Abubakar Sulaiman Sai Kayi, responded to criticisms surrounding the Sardauna title recently conferred on Governor AbdulRazaq, challenging members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to ensure the formal turbaning of their leader, Senator Bukola Saraki, as Waziri of Ilorin.

Sai Kayi further assured APC members of their constitutional right to freely associate and wear party-branded apparel without fear, warning that anyone found harassing or intimidating supporters would face arrest and prosecution.

Beneficiaries at the event expressed gratitude to Hon. Kure for the financial intervention, describing it as a timely boost to their welfare while pledging continued loyalty to the party ahead of the 2027 elections.