Kwara: Saraki's loyalist, Wahab Issa dumps PDP, joins APC
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, and loyalist of Senator Bukola Saraki, in Kwara State, Wahab Issa has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state.
The development is seen by political observers as a dramatic step that further depletes the main opposition PDP ahead of the crucial elections in next Saturday's crucial gubernatorial and house of assembly elections.
Wahab Issa, one of the strongest allies of the Saraki dynasty, who was the PDP candidate for the Ilorin East/South House of Representatives election on February 25, 2023, lost to the APC's candidate, Yinka Aluko.
Rumour mills had gone wild on Wahab's defection bid, even as dozens of Sarakites jumped the ship after the crushing defeat meted to the opposition PDP by the APC in the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections which the ruling APC party won 100%.
Wahab Issa, reportedly and finally met with Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday to seal his defection to the governing APC, raising questions about the future of a dynasty that has failed to regain traction since its first-ever defeat in 2019.
The last few days have seen hundreds of opposition elements defecting to the ruling APC, all of them hinging their decision on the “excellent performance” of Governor AbdulRazaq who is standing for re-election in the Saturday's election.
Some of the leading defectors included Senator Suleiman Makanjuola Ajadi of ADC; former commissioner for Sports Kale Ayo; former Commissioner Aisha Ahman Patigi; PDP's Haruna Likpata; former council chairman and senior legislative aide to Saraki Wasiu Bamidele; and Saraki's cousin Ope Saraki; among several others.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Gbemi Saraki Bankole Omisore Government High School Adeta Kehinde Boyede Fola Consultant Suleman Abubakar Isiaka Danmeromu UNIFEMGA Mohammed Yahaya Barki Toyin Falola Seun Bolaji Folajimi Aleshinloye V.O. Abioye Babatunde Ishola Babaita Aremu Odolaye Abdulganiyu AbdulAzeez Adijat Adebiyi Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye Shaaba Lafiagi Shoprite Ahmed Dankaya Elerin Of Adanla Senate Air Peace Haashim Initiative For Community Advancement Agbarigidoma Iliasu Valsolar Consortium Aliyu Muyideen Offa Descendants Union National Broadcasting Commission Olabanji Orilonishe Budo Egba Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu Jawondo FOMWAN Yahaya Oloriegbe Oba Of Jebba Tope Daramola Kishira Moses Rahman Popoola Abubakar Suleiman Yomi Adeboye Muslim Cementary Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum Adeleke Ogungbe Chief Imam Of Ilorin Bashir Adigun Elerinjare-Ibobo Kola Ologbondiyan Raji Ayodele Kamaldeen Aremu Bose Deborah Olatomiwa Williams Sheriff Olanrewaju Ghali Muhammed Babaloja-General International Public Sector Accounting Standards Muftau Akanbi Oke Isaac Aderemi Kolawole Fatai Olodo Amos Sayo KWACOBPA Omoniyi Garba Dogo Eruku Amusement Park Taofik Abdulkareem Isiaka Alikinla Hamid Bobboyi Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning And Empowerment Theophilus Oyebiyi Saka Adeyemo Mahmud Babatunde Baker Trader Moni Sabi Ibikunle Ogunleye Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed

