2023 polls result as consolidation of o to ge gains in Kwara politics

• Saraki is rumored to return to APCWith the results of the 2023 general election and the performance of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party in Kwara State, the political landscape in the state looks gradually change in appearance. After the "O to ge" assault, which snatched power from the dynasty of chiefs Olusola Saraki who had long maintained political hegemony in the state, the APC consolidated the conquest in the last elections by defeating en bloc all that was left of the Saraki political heel. in addition to all other political and/or opposition parties.

Despite internal efforts within the Kwara State APC branch ahead of the elections. He went on to win majority seats in National Assembly and state elections. A few months before the general elections, some aggrieved members of the APC defected to other parties where the majority of them ran as candidates in the gubernatorial and national assembly elections. With such a development, experts had predicted the apocalypse of the ruling party due to the fragmentation of its members. Consequently, the PDP, led by former Senate President Dr. Bukola Saraki, was tipped to benefit from the infighting within the APC and perhaps end up with some electoral victories, given the quality candidates proposed by the opposition party for the elections. . The election was presumed to be a two-horse race between the two main parties, the APC and the PDP. However, contrary to their expectations, the incumbent governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, not only won re-election, but the ruling party also won the presidential election as well as majority seats in the National Assembly and the National Assembly. The governor won in all 16 local councils. The results were nearly replicas of polling results in presidential, National Assembly, and state Assembly elections statewide. After Governor AbdulRazaq's victory, the PDP's chairman in the state, Babatunde Mohammed, was left speechless while the party's spokesman, Prince Tunji Morounfoye, refused to give any press interviews. In a similar vein, PDP gubernatorial candidate Yaman Shuaib Abdullahi reportedly told some of his allies that he would return to one of the country's northern states to revive his business. The PDP camp in Kwara simply remained silent after the elections. Rather than react to the election result, Saraki embarked on his usual public activities. Just days ago, he announced "Ramadan" packages for Islamic leaders in the state. The bulk of the gifts, sources said, went to "mallams" in Ilorin, his country home. One of the factors that has affected the Saraki political dynasty is that the former Senate President reportedly focused too much on the Senate, including fighting for validation of his seat and defending himself against allegations of fraud and corruption. false declaration of assets before the Code. Driving Court (CCT). According to one of his aides, Suleiman Yusuff, “Saraki left his political activities in the hands of some of his followers, who eventually let him down. Some would not convey his messages to his constituents but give him false feedback. At this level, many potential voters felt abandoned and this is what the “O To Ge” movement capitalized on to endear themselves to the electorate. By the time our leader and a few others realized the damage, it was too late for any meaningful intervention. But very soon, the 'O To Ge' people, having also realized their own mistakes, will return home for a rebuilding of the state with the leader (Saraki). Many of them lament under the current state government. But APC state chairman Sunday Fagbemi had a different view: “O To Ge, was a response to centuries-old mismanagement of our state by a few plutocrats. They left the state underdeveloped and turned people into beggars despite the enormous human and natural resources it contained. The people have decided to hold their destiny in their own hands and to make the state a truly democratic state rather than a government of a few.