Abubakar Edun, national secretary of the Ilorin Emirate Political Advisory Council (IEPAC), says President Bola Tinubu has done more for Kwara than any previous leader in the state’s history.
Edun, a retired lieutenant colonel, spoke during an
interview with journalists in Ilorin, the state capital, on Wednesday.
He said Tinubu has continued to enjoy significant support
across the three senatorial districts of the state, adding that the president’s
candidacy would positively influence the All Progressives Congress (APC) in
future elections.
“What the president has done for Kwara state in the last
three years, there is hardly anyone else that has done same for the state
before in history,” he said.
Edun cited federal appointments secured by prominent
indigenes of the state under the Tinubu administration as evidence of the
president’s commitment to Kwara.
Among those listed are Abdullateefs Fagbemi, the attorney
general of the federation (AGF) and minister of justice; Bayo Ojulari, the
group chief executive officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company
Limited (NNPCL); Biodun Ajiboye, director general of the National Institute for
Cultural Orientation (NICO); and Nurudeen Balogun, aide-de-camp to the
president.
He added that indigenes of the state had also secured
appointments in agencies including the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory
Commission (NUPRC), the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic
Studies (NILDS), the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), the National
Power Training Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN), and the National Intelligence
Agency (NIA).
Edun said the APC would campaign from a position of strength
if Tinubu and Saliu Mustapha, senator representing Kwara central, emerge as the
party’s candidates.
“This evidence is why the Ilorin Emirate Political Advisory
Council found the two of them worthy of our endorsement. We are unequivocal
about it, and there is no going back on it despite pressure to do otherwise,”
he said.
He added that while the group is not politically aligned to
any bloc, it would continue to support causes and political interests it
considered beneficial to the Ilorin Emirate.
Edun also urged the APC leadership to carefully consider the
calibre of candidates it fields for the elections, noting that the quality of
leadership presented to voters would determine the party’s electoral fortunes
in 2027.
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