2027: Aro Meta Urges G-15, Other Aggrieved Kwara APC Members To Bury The Hatchet For Party’s Victory

A political group, Aro Meta Kwara South, has urged aggrieved and estranged members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State to prioritize the party’s collective interest ahead of the 2027 general election.

Speaking during the press conference held at the secretariat of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kwara State Council in Ilorin on Friday, the group’s leader, Engineer Adebayo S. Daramola, urged party faithful to set aside their differences and work towards keeping Kwara an APC-controlled state.

Engineer Daramola specifically appealed to APC members in the Kwara South Senatorial District, including the G-15 faction, as well as party supporters across the other two senatorial districts, to rally behind the APC governorship candidate, Rt. Hon Salihu Yakub Danladi.

‘It is an appeal for fairness and equity that we are making to our fellow party members in the Kwara South Senatorial District, particularly the aggrieved, and by extension to our brothers and sisters in the two other senatorial districts.

Let us bury our hatchets and rally support for Speaker Salihu Yakub Danladi, who has emerged as our party’s governorship candidate, to ensure total victory for all APC candidates across the board’ he said.

Engineer Daramola warned that internal divisions could give the opposition an advantage, adding that party members must learn to forgive one another rather than destroy the political structure they  had spent years to build.

He also emphasized the need for fairness and inclusiveness across all parts of the state. ‘Lopsidedness does not create fairness and togetherness.

‘As long as Kwara remains one state, we want to appeal to all and sundry to embrace love and togetherness, rather than anyone wanting to take advantage of state headquartership to suppress others.

We are appealing that we remain in the party and work for the success of the party rather than allowing the opposition to take advantage of our division’ he said.

The group noted that Speaker Danladi, who hails from Kwara North, emerged as the sole aspirant to contest the APC governorship primary from the senatorial district, making unified support across all three senatorial districts vital for the party’s success in 2027.

Engineer Daramola urged support for Speaker Danladi’s candidacy warning the aggrieved party members that anti-party activities may eventually be a wasted effort for them.

‘No governor can succeed, old or young, without the support and experience of the party members. Our appeal, therefore, is that we remain in the party, forgive whatever shortcomings exist, and build a much stronger APC for the benefit of the people.

What we want our members in the APC to think of is this: if your preferred candidate for any position wins not only the governorship, but other seats in the Senate, House of Representatives, and State Assembly will you be comfortable if the losers abandon the party because your preferred candidate had won?

Let us realize that only one candidate can represent a constituency at a time, so let’s pursue the benefits of such positions for the people.

The opposition is only coming to woo you to their side and polarize our party. If they win, God forbid, you would be their last consideration for positions, if at all. So, you can’t afford to leave the APC for an opposition whose trajectory and antecedents we all know, as the people of the state experienced terrible ordeals when they were in power’ he said.

Aro Meta Kwara South also thanked and commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, noting that the measures they have taken recently including the establishment of military bases at Oro-Ago and Babanla, as well as the 184 Battalion in Omu-Aran have helped to greatly tackle insecurity in the Kwara South senatorial district.

Engineer Daramola also noted that Aro Meta Kwara South will be willing to work with like-minded individuals pursuing peace in the party, such as the group of eminent Kwarans led by former FCC Chairman, Professor Oba Abdulraheem and Engineer Thomas Adewumi-Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08035023079, 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you