Elder statesman and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Oba AbdulRaheem, is main a gaggle of distinguished Kwara indigenes to reconcile aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and mobilise assist for the occasion forward of the 2027 basic election.
The group, which held its inaugural assembly at Abdulraheem’s Ilorin residence on September 17, stated it’s dedicated to resolving all disagreements that trailed the result of the APC’s primaries.
Abdulraheem, additionally a former Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), chairs the group, the Kwara APC Peace Committee.
Apart from Abdulraheem, eminent indigenes of Kwara within the group embody Dr. Johnson Adewumi, a foremost educationist/ entrepreneur and founding father of the Thomas Adewumi University, Oko; former Minister and former Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Hon. Issa Bio Ibrahim; and former Secretary to Kwara State Government and former Member, Federal House of Representatives, Hon. AbdulGaniyu Cook Olododo.
Other members embody Oloriewe Raheem Adedoyin, a veteran journalist and member representing Africa within the Executive Board of the International Press Institute; elder statesman and former Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Hon. Benjamin Ezekiel Issa; elder statesman and Member of Tinubu Shettina PCC, Pastor John Dara; and former Commissioner, Federal Character Commission, Hon. James Jiya Kolo.
According to the assertion, the committee intends to function a voice of conscience amongst APC leaders by addressing inside grievances and selling the achievements of the administrations of President Bola Tinubu and Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.
It stated the group had reached out to some aggrieved political leaders and influential stakeholders to encourage reconciliation and forge a standard entrance forward of the elections.
The committee can be canvassing assist for the APC’s governorship candidate, Hon. Yakubu Danladi, and different occasion candidates within the state.
The assertion stated the initiative aimed to safe the backing of occasion stakeholders for the candidates and strengthen cohesion throughout the APC forward of the overall election.
