Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, chairman of the All Progressives Congress governorship primaries in Kwara State, announced on Thursday that the scheduled Kwara governorship primary has been postponed until Friday due to logistical challenges.
“We postponed the election owing to logistical reasons. We arrived late because we needed to be fair to everyone and manage the election effectively, which required a whole day,” he said.
Speaking to journalists at the party’s secretariat shortly after meeting with APC governorship candidates behind closed doors, he stated that the committee is prepared and that the poll will be held across the state on Friday.
Ten governorship candidates attended the strategy meeting on Thursday evening.
Abdulfatai Yahaya Seriki, Dr Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa, Prof. Wale Sulaiman, Engr Femi Sanni, Dr Tajudeen Alabi, Aisha Ahmad-Patigi, Mohammed Bio, Musiliat Yetunde Adebowale, Dr Muideen Salako, and Captain Ahmad Mahmoud were among those who attended.
Obanikoro urged all aspirants to see their individual victories as a communal victory for the party’s success.
“We should regard victory as something that belongs to everyone. Nobody should regard the success of a member of his family as detrimental to his own interests, provided it is true that the party’s interests come first.
“This is a family meeting. I am an APC member from Lagos state, and I am here to speak with other members of the APC.
“On this particular day, we met on the issue of governorship primaries coming up tomorrow and we sat down to have a frank conversation with ourselves that we are all members of one family,” Obanikoro said.