Kwara: The dawn of a new era

Date: 2019-03-11

No one could confirm it last night, but the speculation amidst celebrations in Ilorin yesterday was that Senator Gbemisola Saraki was full of smiles over the defeat of her brother's political dynasty as represented by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Saraki had in response to the declaration of Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate as the winner of the election extended his congratulations to the victorious APC candidate.

Abdulrazaq, a billionaire businessman had been dogged in his bid to govern the state over the years. He had been at odds with the Saraki political dynasty and consistently opposed everything that it represented.

Indeed, following the announcement yesterday, Ilorin was turned into a frenzy with victory and praise songs by supporters and sympathisers of the APC.

Yesterday's declaration of victory for the APC had its seed in the crisis in the Saraki family over appointments and hijacking of resources by his subordinates. The mutterings started more than five years ago, but Saraki did not address the issues.

The outcome of the local government elections in November 2017 was the first sign that all was not well with the Saraki political dynasty as the opposition to it as represented then by the PDP worked to ensure that the political family was denied the complete victory it was used to at that time.

The defeat in one Local Government Area chairmanship and three councillorship was what inspired many to believe that uprooting the Sarakis was a possibility.

As the internal crisis within the Saraki dynasty persisted, the next casualty was the defeat of the political family in the Ekiti/Irepodun/Isin/Oke-Ero federal constituency bye-election last year.

After that time the dream of freedom for those who had been long on the losing side against the Sarakis was encapsulated into the O to ge political movement.

The O to ge slogan was adopted by the gubernatorial candidate and indeed all the candidates of the party.

Also, the local radio stations did various programmes to enumerate what they claimed as the evils of the government over the years a development that fuelled the acceptability of O to ge movement.

Though the PDP countered with O tun ya meaning Let's do it again, but the impact was politically nil as the majority despised it.

The former aides of Dr. Bukola Saraki who defected to the APC over irreconcilable political differences did more damage by revealing the winning strategies of the dynasty which helped in no small means in the APC landslide victory.

For Dr. Bukola Saraki who thrived on the political legacy he inherited from his father since about twenty years ago, now that the dynasty has given way, his capability to return to political space and be relevant again will show his true political prowess.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Women For Change And Development Initiative     Bature Bello     Ganiyu Abolarin     Alumni Association Of The Federal Polytechnic Offa     Hameed Oladipupo Ali     Chief Imam Of Omu-Aran     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     PAACO-PCL Consortium     Sarah Jubril     Oloje     Ndama Al-hassan     Abdulrosheed Okiki     Roheemat Hammed     Sidikat Akaje     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants     Muhammed Danjuma     Muhammad Mustapha Suleiman     Kunle Okeowo     Funmilayo Zubair     JAAC     Abdulrazaq Sanni     Labour Party     Ben Duntoye     Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf     Nurudeen Mohammed     Seed Technologies     Aminat Ahmed     Olupako Of Share     Adamu Attah     Aremu Bose Deborah     Ladi Hassan     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Mansur Alfanla     Shola Odetundun     Abdullahi Saadudeen Alikinla     CBT     Oro Grammar School Old Students Association     Abdulmumini Sanni Jawondo     Col. Taiwo     Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq     Folorunsho Erubu     Isiaka Yusuf     Suraj Tunji Oyewale     Abubakar Lah     Yusuf Zulu-Gambari     Hassan A. Saliu     NITDA     Samuel Adedoyin     Yahaya Seriki     Salake     Muhammad Toyin Sanusi     Monkey Pox     Bibire Ajape     Umaru Saro     Owo Isowo     Tunde Mukaila Mustapha     Kwara United     Bello Taoheed Abubakar     Muhammad Fawaz Abubakar     Olatunde Oyeyiola     Marufat Oladosu     Abiodun Abdulkareem     Wahab Isa     Yusuf Mubarak     Garba Ayodele Wahab     Bond     Alao Ayotunde     Tayo Awodiji     Tunde Kazeem     United Nigeria Congress Party     Tinubu Legacy Forum     Akeem Lawal     Col. Ibrahim Taiwo     Tunji Ajanaku     Aisha Gobir     Royal FM     Mumini Ishola Hanafi    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Balogun Fulani     SSA Youth Engagement     Zara Umar     Kale Belgore     Ahmed Bolaji Nagode     TVC Female National Debate     Sunday Popo-Ola     Bello Taoheed Abubakar     UNILORIN Alumni Association     Modibo Kawu     Kayode Ogunlowo     GANZY     Abdulquawiy Olododo     Ibrahim Taiwo Road     Mansur Alfanla     N-Power     Musa Abdullahi     Shade Omoniyi     Taofeek Ibraheem     Ahmad Belgore     Salami Adekunle     Idowu Aremu     Ishaq Salman     Abdulwaheed Musa     Bola Ahmed Tinubu     Saliu Tunde Bello     Mope Dasuki Belgore     Bola Shagaya     Ndakene     Erubu Oba Zubair     IESA     Maryam Nurudeen     Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir     Amada Jidda     Aishat Mohammed Lawal     Abubakar Aliagan     ASMAU PLAZA     Umar Yakubu Jaja     Yahya Mohammed     Ilorin South     Olatunji Abdulmumeen     Jawondo     Saka Abimbola Isau     Federal Road Maintenance Agency     Kwara State Sports Commission     Yaru     Biliaminu Aliu     Ahmed Mohammed Rifun     Roseline Oni Aremu     Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah     Baruten     Saadu Yusuf     Amule Elementary School     Unicontinental Construction Company     Ita-Nmo Market     March 18     Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab     Facemasks     Bello Oyedepo     Ilorin Water Reticulation     Adeola Abraham     Adeniyi Ojo     Tuesday Assayomo     Opolo Global Innovation Limited     SUBEB     Orire     Earlyon Technologies     Emir Of Lafiagi     Share-Tsaragi     Kwara State Internal Revenue Service     Offa Metropolitan Club     Lawan     Kolawole Bashirat     Mohammed Ibrahim     Kannike     Funmilayo Zubair     Rabiu Kwankwaso