The decision by the Kwara State chapter of the APC to replace its 2027 deputy governorship candidate, Bello Mubarak Salau with Hon. Oluwaseun David Oguniyi emerged as running mate to Yakubu Danladi Salihu has met strong criticism from the 52-Youth Coalition group.
Oguniyi, popularly known as Adato is a serving lawmaker for Ojomu/Balogun Constituency from Offa Local Government.
In a reaction through its secretary, Bashir Amid, the 52-Youth Coalition, while criticising the decision also questioned the rationale behind using two serving lawmakers, for both the two top jobs.
The group alleged that apart from this sudden development caused by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and the APC leadership, there were also plans to make another serving member of the Assembly Speaker.
The coalition made it clear that the arrangement had raised concerns about the level of executive experience on the APC ticket, stressing that the decision had left out other qualified indigenes of Kwara State with experience in the private sector, academia and other professional fields.
The group therefore compared the APC ticket with that of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which it said has Engr. Kale Kawu as its governorship candidate and Rev. Fawenu as his running mate and therefore called on the people of Kwara state to critically assess all candidates’ records before deciding to pitch a tent with any candidate.
Recall, INEC had earlier listed Bello Mubarak Salau as APC deputy governorship candidate.
