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Crisis brews in Kwara APC as elders trade words over Danladi-Salihu’s governorship ambition
There appears to be serious acrimony among elders and other stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara State over the emergence of Engr. Yakubu Danladi Salihu, Speaker of the State House of Assembly, as the party’s 2027 governorship candidate, DAILY POST reports.
Indications to this effect emerged at a press conference held in Ilorin on Monday by some party elders and stakeholders, who condemned the choice of Danladi-Salihu as the APC’s 2027 governorship candidate, describing him as lacking the capability, competence, and charisma to fly the party’s flag.
Shortly after the group’s outburst, another group dismissed the earlier rejection of Engr. Yakubu Danladi Salihu, who is widely regarded as Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s preferred candidate among party members in the state.
According to the aggrieved group, “the APC candidate does not represent the strongest political option available to the party to win the 2027 governorship race in the state.”
The party elders warned that unless President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the national leadership of the party intervene in the crisis arising from the Speaker’s candidacy, the APC may lose Kwara State to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The elders, led by Chief James Bamisaiye Ayenioye, declared that, aside from the Speaker lacking political goodwill, “the process that produced him is faulty and lacks credibility.”
The group disclosed that the manner in which Danladi was allegedly imposed on the party was condemnable and unacceptable, asserting that “the institution, APC, is being led towards avoidable danger.”
They alleged that the governorship primary election scheduled for May 21, 2026, never took place, stating that “the circumstances surrounding the result of the governorship primary election purportedly held in Kwara State have generated concerns among members and stakeholders across the state.
“The non-existent primary election left much to be desired because one of the gubernatorial aspirants, Engr. Yakubu Salihu Danladi, the present speaker, who had earlier secured the ticket to return to the State Assembly, was surprisingly announced as the winner of the election that never took place.
“We are therefore amazed, deeply disturbed, and concerned that the governor, who is the leader of the APC in Kwara State, upheld the purported victory of Danladi and went ahead to present him to the national leadership of the APC as the party’s governorship candidate in Kwara State,” they lamented.
However, in a counter-reaction, another group of Kwara APC elders and stakeholders backing Danladi’s candidacy defended the outcome of the governorship primary election that produced Engr. Yakubu Danladi Salihu.
The group, at a separate press conference in Ilorin on Monday, declared support for the party’s governorship candidate and dismissed the position earlier taken by the Chief James Bamisaiye-led group against his emergence.
The elders also assured President Bola Tinubu and the national leadership of the APC that Danladi-Salihu enjoys broad support across the state, particularly among young voters, ahead of the 2027 governorship election.
Speaking on behalf of the group, the State Coordinator of the Renewed Hope Agenda Ambassadors, AbdulLateef Gidado Alakawa, described members of the opposing camp as individuals not recognised within the official party structure in the state.
“To say the least, those who addressed that press conference are interlopers who are not recognised by the APC structure in the state.
“We would ordinarily not have dignified the claims of these individuals with a response, but there is a need to correct what we consider false narratives.
“The general public is aware that our party conducted primaries for all elective offices, including the governorship ticket, in a peaceful atmosphere.
“The result of the governorship primary was announced by the chairman of the panel sent from Abuja to conduct the exercise, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, at the Banquet Hall along Ahmadu Bello Way, Ilorin, on May 22, 2026.”
Alakawa said Danladi-Salihu had since reached out to former contestants and embarked on visits to political stakeholders and traditional rulers across the state in a move aimed at strengthening party unity.
He also dismissed allegations that Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq imposed the governorship candidate on the party.
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The Chairman of the Governing Board of the South-South Development Commission, SSDC, Rt. Hon. Chibudom Nwuche has urged members of the Board and Management of the Commission to uphold the highest standards of accountability, prudence, transparency, integrity, and professionalism in managing the newly established regional development agency.
Speaking at the Fourth Regular Meeting of the Governing Board of the Commission in Abuja, last week, Nwuche, a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, emphasised the importance of teamwork, collective responsibility, institutional loyalty, adherence to due process, and strict compliance with the Commission’s Establishing Act and with extant government regulations and guidelines.
He advised members of the Board and Management to remain focused on the Commission’s mandate and to avoid actions that could undermine its credibility or erode public confidence.
“We must not do anything that would bring ridicule to this Commission, embarrassment to our region, or disappointment to those who entrusted us with this important national responsibility. We must distinguish ourselves by the quality of our conduct and the standards we uphold in managing the affairs of this Commission. We must also ensure that personal interests and egos do not hinder us from fulfilling the mandate entrusted to us by Mr. President and the people of the South-South region,” he said.
The SSDC Chairman stressed that no single individual possesses all the knowledge, experience, or expertise required to achieve the Commission’s ambitious development objectives.
“None of us, not myself as Chairman, the Managing Director, the Executive Directors, nor any member of the Board, possesses all that is required to achieve the lofty goals for which this Commission was created.
“The mandate entrusted to us under the Establishing Act is broad, strategic, and significant. It seeks to accelerate the socio-economic development of the South-South region through investments in critical sectors such as infrastructure, transportation, energy, waterways, agriculture, industry, environmental remediation, and other key areas provided for in the Act.
“To achieve these objectives, we must remain open-minded, collaborative, and receptive to constructive ideas and contributions from every member of the Board and Management,” he stressed.
The former lawmaker commended members of the Board, the Managing Director, and the Management Team for their efforts in laying the foundation for the Commission’s operations despite the challenges encountered since their inauguration.
While acknowledging receipt of overhead funds and noting that capital allocations are still undergoing the necessary budgetary processes, he urged Management to be proactive and expedite the development of quick-win, medium-term, and long-term project blueprints to ensure immediate implementation once the required funds are released.
Nwuche further reminded members that although President Bola Tinubu announced their appointments on May 8 2025 and subsequently transmitted their names to the Senate for confirmation, which was granted on June 26 2025, the Commission legally came into existence on March 25 2025 when the President assented to the South-South Development Commission Bill.
He noted that this means the Commission has technically been in existence for over a year, with less than three years remaining in the current Board’s statutory tenure.
He continued: “This reality underscores the urgency of our mission and the importance of pursuing our mandate with focus, discipline, diligence, and a strong sense of responsibility. The people of the South-South region expect tangible results, and rightly so.
“We owe our people and the nation a Commission that is focused, disciplined, transparent, innovative, accountable, and results-oriented.”
In attendance at the meeting were the following board members and executive management team: Ms Usoro Akpabio – Managing Director/CEO; Barrister Femi Oise Agge -member/acting secretary; Dr Nkereuwem Enong – member; Alhaji Yusuf Rassq Amao – member; and Engr. Chika Chinda – member.
Others are Charles Zuofa – member; Joseph Mmamel – member; Tabitha IIiya Sallah – member; Hon.Bukonla Braimoh – member; Rt. Hon. Larry Odey – member; Dr. Charles Sylvester Emukowhate – member; Amb. Sony Abang – ED Finance; Hon. Marcus Nle Eji – ED Projects; Dr. Timi Alari Ayibatonye – ED Corporate Services; Hon. Joseph Ugheoke – ED Commercial & Environmental Department; and Engr. Aganaba Preye Steven – ED Social & Human Capital Development.
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Edo North Senator, Adams Oshiomhole, has revealed the mystery behind his sack as the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Speaking during an interview on AIT, Oshiomole said he was sacked through zoom at the Aso Rock Villa.
He stated that he it was through his competence and expertise that made later President Muhammadu Buhari won the 2015 presidential election.
“I led my party to victory under Buhari. With my colleague in the National Working Committee, NWC, we were able to fix the leadership tussle of the National Assembly, both the Senate and the House Representatives effortlessly.
“Our president didn’t have to run around the country to talk to people. We did the marketing, explanation, persuasion and all the tools available to manage democracy.
“Once the system got stabilized, I was sacked through a Zoom, and when people couldn’t get me removed democratically, they claimed that eight members of my Ward signed a petition that they passed a vote of no confidence on me.
“And on that basis they took the matter to the court, which granted their interim order. I appealed the order. The Court of Appeal quashed it. Three weeks later, the Court of Appeal called us back and restated the order. A few days later, I saw for the first time a National Executive Council, NEC, held by Zoom in the villa,” he said.
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A frontline lawyer and member of the African Democratic Congress, ADC legal team, Kalu Kalu, has described Justice Peter Lifu’s order to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to de-register the party and four others as a useless ruling.
He said that the Monday, June 15 ruling of the Federal High Court, Abuja was deeply flawed.
Speaking on Arise News, Kalu noted that the actions of Justice Lifu, have come under scrutiny following a Court of Appeal ruling staying proceedings at the Federal High Court.
He pointed out that the decisions of the Court of Appeal are binding on lower courts but despite the order being brought to Justice Lifu’s attention he went ahead to deliver the ruling.
“This is a very useless judgment. Very, very useless judgment. Even a university student, a law university student, will tell you that once a Court of Appeal gives any judgment or ruling, that the lower court is bound by that ruling,” he said.
He continued, “I mean, ordinary law students in the university, let alone a senior judge. The Court of Appeal gave a ruling staying proceedings at the Federal High Court, and it’s not as if that the ruling was not brought to the attention of my Lord Honorable Justice Peter Lifu. It was brought to his attention.
“Let me now please let Nigerians know how the genesis of this matter. The plaintiff in this matter filed this action in December last year in the name of name of National Forum of Former Legislators, which is a non-juristic personality.
“When they now realized that the name it used in suing the defendants was not a juristic person, on their own volition, without the order of court, amended the process and then changed the jurisdiction personality of the plaintiff and then added the ‘incorporated trustees’ without the order of court.
“By the initial process filed in December, Zenith Labour Party, ZLP, was not even a party, Accord was not even a party. On their own volution, without the order of the court, added this other defendants in the matter. When it was now challenged, Justice Lifu resurrected a dead matter and granted their the application for amendment. It was that order that the plaintiff should now amend their process that triggered the appeal.
“When the appeal was pending. When the appeal entered, we came back to Justice Lifu for stay of proceedings in his court he dismissed all applications as the Court of Appeal in our favor, ordered Justice Lifu to stay further proceedings in the matter, and the order was served on him. The order was brought before him. He acknowledged service of the order on the court. He went ahead, disregarding the order of the court of appeal.”
DAILY POST recalls that Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday ordered INEC, to immediately deregister the ADC, Accord Party and others from participating in the 2027 general elections.
Notedly, the case, filed by the National Forum of Former Legislators, sought the deregistration of the ADC and four other political parties.
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