Kwara North leaders demand next governorship

The political leaders in Kwara North senatorial district have insisted on producing the next governor of the state in 2023.

The leaders made the demand in a communique issued on Wednesday after a meeting of the leaders in Ilorin.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the communiqué was signed by 101 leaders drawn from the five local government areas of the zone and read by Mr Suka Abubakar.

The leaders therefore called on the APC and PDP, the two major political parties in the state, to zone their governorship candidates to Kwara North.

“The meeting calls on all political parties existing in Kwara State to ensure that they zone their 2023 gubernatorial tickets to Kwara North Senatorial zone for equity, fairness, justice and the fear of The Almighty God.

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“The meeting emphasised strongly on the need for the unity and oneness of all the people in the zone in order to achieve total success of our collective aspiration,” the communique read in part.

The Kwara North leaders also implored the people of the state, especially those in Kwara North, to resolve all registration issues and register en masse with INEC ahead of the 2023 general elections.

“The meeting set up a committee for the political and economic emancipation that will develop a strategic blueprint for the Kwara North Senatorial zone,” it said.

The communique directed that the facts finding committee earlier constituted to investigate the suspension of the Kwara State Polytechnic Bursar, Mrs Ayishat Mohammed, should continue with its work.

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It added that the committee was free to co-opt anyone that may assist in the realisation of its mandate.

Among those that signed the communique were Mr Umaru Sha’aba, Sen. Mohammed Shaaba Lafiagi for Edu LGA, Alhaji Attahiru Manko, Mr Benjamin Yisa and Sen Ahmed Zuruk from Patigi LGA.

Others were Mr Shuaib Baba Jimoh, Chief Amos Alade Akintunde, Raliat Adifa and Mrs Mary Osasona for Moro LGA.

Alhaji Abdullahi Sanusi Kaiama, Mr Issa Bawa Adamu and Mr Suka Baba Abubakar signed for Kaiama, while Mr Isa Bio Ibrahim, Mr Zakari Mohamed and Alhaji Ibrahim Ibn Woru endorsed for Baruten. (NAN)