2027: PDP adopts consensus in Kwara after meeting with Saraki

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has adopted a consensus arrangement to pick its governorship candidate for the 2027 election. The decision followed a high-level meeting with former Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki and the aspirants. The meeting, held at Saraki’s Maitama residence in Abuja, brought together party leaders, governorship aspirants and other […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has adopted a consensus arrangement to pick its governorship candidate for the 2027 election.
The decision followed a high-level meeting with former Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki and the aspirants.
The meeting, held at Saraki’s Maitama residence in Abuja, brought together party leaders, governorship aspirants and other stakeholders in a closed-door session.
The agreement was jointly signed by the five leading aspirants including former Speaker of Kwara Assembly, Ali Ahmad, son of the former Chief of Staff to late president Muhammadu Buhari, Omar Bolaji Gambari, one-time Chief of Staff to Kwara state government, Alhaji Ladi Hassan, Olaseni Ibiwoye (SAN), and retired Executive Director of the Rural Electrification Agency and Dan Iyan of Ilọrin, Engr Kale Kawu.
They unanimously agreed to forgo a primary contest and allow party leaders to select a flag-bearer acceptable to all.
The resolution was disclosed in a statement issued by the state chairman, Adamu Isa Bawa in Ilọrin on Monday.
He said the agreement followed extensive deliberations involving gubernatorial and National Assembly aspirants as well as key stakeholders.

 

According to the party, each of the aspirants, in separate remarks during the meeting, pledged to abide by the outcome of the process and work for any candidate that emerges.

“They expressed their readiness to accept the decision of the party leaders and work for any of them who is eventually selected,” Bawa said.

Saraki, who hosted the meeting, commended the aspirants for agreeing to the arrangement but warned that such agreements have historically been fragile.

He said while the decision was commendable, there was a need for caution, noting that “people usually backtrack when the outcome… does not favour them.”