Identity politics rears its ugly head in Kwara amid search for AbdulRazaq’s successor

Three years has THE expiry of Governor AbdoulRahman AbdulRazaq second term In desk, stakeholders In Kwara State policy are Already develop a strategy on Or her successor should come Since, Thus feed THE fire of identify policy In THE state.

In the middle of clamors For A change In THE policy area that would be produce THE following governor of Kwara State In 2027, ancient Majority Chief of THE State Home of Assembly, Chief Iyiola Oyedepo, has consulted A people oriented governor instead that slip has A sectional arrangement.

But another ancient chief of THE Home, Chief Wole All right, argued that he would be be unfair For THE State has give up THE request For THE emergence of A governor Since Kwara North Senatorial District that East Again has produce A governor For THE State Since THE restoration of democracy In THE country 25 years there is.

Both Oyedepo And OK are chefs of THE All Progressives Congress (APC). But Oyedepo East Since Is in Local Advice In Kwara South Senatorial District while OK greet Since Moro Local Advice In Kwara North Senatorial District of THE state.

Oyedepo, THE arrow head of THE “Otogé” policy movement that inaugurated In THE holder Governor, AbdoulRahman Abdul Razaq, said THE Guardian that A heterogeneous State as Kwara should give up THE idea of rotation governance as he could dive he In A unprecedented policy turmoil.

Reminder that Since THE creation of Kogi State out of Kwara, Kwara South Senatorial District, with Seven local advice (Ekiti, Oke-Oro, Offa, Ifélodun, Irepodun, Is in And Oyun) out of THE existing 16, has THE the biggest number of advice areas In THE State. THE remaining senatorial districts, Kwara North has five local advice (Baruten, Édu, Pategi, Kaiama And Moro) while Kwara Central has four local advice (Like a, Ilorin East, Ilorin South And Ilorin West).

THE Yoruba ethnic band shapes THE dominant population of THE State, diffusion through 13 out of THE 16 advice. THE minorities strongly populate Édu, Baruten, Lafiagi And Kaiama local advice. Pockets of other tribes are However find through other local advice In THE State.

A band of policy activists below THE aegis of Kwara South Mandate (KSM), directed by A Damilare Abdul Malik, In A cat with THE Guardian, declared that THE people of Kwara South Senatorial District would be Before 2027 to start has affirm their identities And dominance as THE those with THE The highest number of local advice In THE State And prove he In subsequent governorship elections via block vote.

"Enough East enough. We should start using OUR digital strength has determine WHO should emerge as THE governor of OUR Dear State. We must wake up up Since OUR deep sleep. We must be more United And casting THE bulk of OUR votes For candidates of OUR district," AbdoulMalik said.

From 1999, people Since Kwara Central had chaired on THE business of THE State For 17 years. People Since THE district had emerged three times as THE governor. These are Mohammed Alabi Lawal, (four years), Bukola Saraki (eight years) And THE holder, Abdoul Razaq (five years SO far), WHO East expenses her second term In desk. THE only interregnum was THE eight years spent by ancient governor Abdoulfatah Ahmed, WHO greet Since Ifélodun Local Advice of Kwara South Senatorial Neighborhood.

A lot policy experts In THE State, quoting justice And equity, seem has service THE emergence of THE following governor After THE expiry of AbdulRasaq mandate In 2027 Since Kwara North Senatorial District, which has Since THE restoration of THE current democracy not product A governor For THE State.

But a lot prominent The politicians Since THE Central District, Or THE holder greet Since, appear has be interested In succeed him In 2027. They seem has be not interested In any of them arrangement has to sell THE governorship slot machines has any of them of THE senatorial neighborhoods.

According to has sources, gladiators Since THE area believe that In A TRUE democracy, No A East unjustifiably private of her policy aspirations. He was learned that they Also argue that A consensus arrangement would be not bring out THE best has governs THE 58 years old state.

A Based on Ilorin social critical, Abdoul Karim Olola-Kasum, said there should not be A bedroom For any of them consensus arrangement has all while considering THE choice of THE following governor For Kwara.

Olola-Kasum, A octogenarian, added: "To leave all THE aspirants come has THE field, walk themselves And leave THE voters has elect anyone they to want. That East THE beauty of democracy. That East Exactly What We fought For during THE dark days of THE juntas. I don't do it to want has to start hearing that he East THE turn of anybody has be governor Or that a few people should give bedroom For others. That East A pseudo democracy And not THE real A. »

In the middle of THE permutations, policy calculations, complaints And counter complaints, Oyedepo said: "My notice on if Or not THE district with THE The highest number of local advice...