Alhaji Shuaib Yaman Abdulahi , who was the PDP gubernatorial candidate in the governorship election held in Kwara state on Saturday, 18 March 2023 , has disclosed that he is currently weighing up his options and would be taking a decision on whether he would quit politics or not.
Yaman , who said he would keep the decision on whether he would continue to engage in politics or not to himself for now, added that he would be returning to Kaduna state to oversee his business entities.
It will be recalled that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had on Sunday declared Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of the APC winner of the 2023 Kwara state gubernatorial election.
The APC candidate had 273,424 votes, PDP candidate got 155,490 votes while the SDP candidate that came a distant third had 18,922 votes.
Team@orientactualmags.com learned Yaman , who said this while talking to journalists in Ilorin on Monday, had noted that he had taken a break from a series of meetings with the PDP members.
He also said he will not congratulate Governor Abdulrazaq on his election victory, alleging that the gubernatorial election was marred by electoral malpractices.
‘For the fact that political thugs were engaged by them calls for concern among Nigerians, especially, among our people and relevant stakeholders. Voter apathy in the last governorship election was far greater than before, while the number of voters was greater than the presidential election. And I think INEC has questions to answer on the electoral process too. Security forces were used against the people and I wouldn’t know if they are real security agents while the APC also monetized the elections. Our collation offers were chased away in many places’ he said.
Alhaji Yaman urged PDP members and supporters in the state to keep hope alive, praying that God will repay their good intentions with good rewards.
‘The spirit that keeps us together should be kept alive. God will not repay your good intentions with bad things. We need to recover from the dark evil. We cannot afford to be led by incompetent and people who do not know what to do to lead. One day, our efforts would be beneficial to us or our children.
Kwara will rise up again and our group will thrive. This is a moment to retreat and ponder. This is not the end. Let’s prepare for the battle ahead. It’s not over yet’ he said- Team@orientactualmags.com
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