Kawu emerges Kwara PDP consensus governorship candidate
Dele Moses, Ilorin
Peoples Democratic party (PDP) in Kwara State has by consensus picked Engr. Kale Kawu as its governorship candidate for the 2027 general election in the state.
Kawu who hails from the Kwara Central Senatorial District is one of the leading aspirants seeking the ticket of the party for the governorship election.
Some of the other leading aspirants include Prof. Ahmad Alli, a former Speaker of the state House of Assembly and Omar Gambari both of whom also hail from the central Senatorial district.
Kawu’s emergence as the consensus candidate of the party was announced in a statement by the former Senate President and leader of the PDP on the state, Bukola Saraki.
Saraki said the choice of Kawu was arrived at after consultation with stakeholders and the aspirants in the party.
He commended the other aspirants who stepped down for Kawu whose emergence as the consensus candidate wlis expected to be formalised at the party’s pramaries on Sunday.
Saraki expressed hope that the unity and selflessness displayed by the aspirants would lead the party to victory at the general election.
His statement reads: ‘I am pleased to announce that, after extensive consultations with stakeholders of the Kwara PDP and our leading gubernatorial aspirants, we have arrived at a consensus candidate to fly the flag of our great party in the forthcoming gubernatorial election.
“That candidate is Engr. Kale Kawu.
“I extend my heartfelt appreciation to the other aspirants who, in the supreme interest of our party and state, have graciously stepped down to support this consensus. It is this spirit of unity and selflessness that will carry us to victory.
“I wish all our members, delegates, and teeming supporters a successful, peaceful, and orderly outing at tomorrow’s gubernatorial primaries.”
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