APC is the wining team, let those who missed the road come back, says Danladi, Kwara gov candidate

By Stephen Oladele

Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, Yakubu Salihu Danladi, has said that politicians in the state who are not or no longer in the APC have missed the road and asked that they return to the party before the 2027 election.

He said the train of the party has not yet moved and that there are still space in the train to accommodate those who may want to return before  the train moves

Danladi described the APC as the “winning team” and those who are not in the party as “those who have missed the road” and asked the people to come back before the train of the party starts moving.

He made the advice during a ‘thank you’ visit that the party commenced in the southern part of the state after its primary elections.

The gubernatorial candidate who doubles as the Speaker Kwara House of Assembly, led the APC in the visit and was acccompanied by the state Chairman of the party, Prince Sunday Fagbemi, chieftains and different support groups in the party.

They kicked off the visit at Ekiti Local Government  Area before moving to Oke-Ero Local Government Area. 

In Ekiti, they were received at the Palace of Olosi of Osi, Oba Saliu Abdulkareem Adasofegbe, who is the chairman of the Ekiti Council of Chiefs and in Oke-Ero, at the palace of Alofa of Ilofa and Chairman Oke-Ero Council of Chiefs, Oba Samuel Niyi Dada, who is the Chairman of Oke-Ero Council of Chiefs.

Other traditional rulers in both Ekiti and Oke-Ero were also in attendance.

Danladi while speaking during the tours, thanked the people of both local governments for demonstrating their genuine love and support, especially during the party primaries, and charged them to remain steadfast for the task ahead.

“We are starting this tour in Ekiti as a mark of honour for our party Chairman. We are here to thank you for what you did during the party primaries and seek your continued support for our candidacies from our Presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, down to the State House Assembly,” Danladi told APC supporters at the big town hall in Ekiti.

“We appreciate you for coming out en masse to receive us. This visit is just by a short notice and the hall is filled to its capacity. We will not take your support for granted. We will consolidate your gains from the administration of Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.”

“Please, let’s talk to our neighbours, particularly those who have missed roads to come back to the winning team. The train has not started yet. There is still space in the train so that they can be carried along. May God Almighty continue to guide us,” he stated 

The APC gubernatorial candidate promised to sustain the good legacies of Governor AbdulRazaq particularly in critical infrastructure, inclusive growth, human capital development, and respect for the traditional institutions.

Also speaking, Prince Fagbemi said the people of Ekiti, like other parts of the state, have benefited a lot under this  administration, citing the completion and take-off of KWASU Campus in Osi and the construction of Obbo-Aiyegunle road project, among other achievements in the region.

He said it will be an act of gratitude for the people of the communities to reward such gesture with an overwhelming vote.

“The only thing I want to tell our traditional rulers is that, you will agree with me that Ekiti Local Government has witnessed unprecedented growth and development since the creation of Kwara state. We now have a functioning (KWASU Campus) university,” he said.

“This government has constructed the bad Osi-Obbo-Aiyegunle road that used to take us more than two-hour. It takes us just a 10-minute drive now from Osi. Ekiti bloc is also considered for the House of Representatives slot. This used to be our lost glory in Ekiti. We have to thank Governor AbdulRazaq and reciprocate by voting for the APC,” Fagbemi stated.

He thanked the traditional rulers as he expressed belief that every blessing they bestow on the APC candidates shall be permanent and lead the candidates to success.

Hon. Abolarin Ganiyu Gabriel, a member representing Ekiti Constituency at the Kwara House of Assembly and House of Representatives aspirant, thanked his constituents for their regular support for APC, urging them to maintain the status quo in the 2027 elections. 

Olosi and Alofa, for their parts, said Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has transformed the state in the last seven years, and prayed God to grant him successful tenure.

Both the first-class monarchs and other royal fathers in Ekiti and Oke-Ero, charged the candidates to strive to do good when given the mandate, and prayed for their victory at the polls.

Kwara South Senatorial candidate Prince Lekan Adewoye, praised the people of Ekiti and Oke-Ero for their consistent support for the APC government and for their decisive steps at the party primaries, promising to prioritize their needs when elected.

Elder Dele Aina and Engr Ogunmola, in their separate remarks, said Ekiti Local Government is synonymous with the APC and pledged their unalloyed support for all candidates of the party in the next electoral events.

Elder Aina noted that the people of Ekiti are cohesive, consistent, and ready to vote massively for the ruling party, hoping that the community will be much better for it.