Kwara 2027: Bolarinwa joins race, pledges to address insecurity

A former state Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, Bashir Bolarinwa, has joined the state’s 2027 governorship race.

He spoke with newsmen after he picked his Expression of Interest and Nomination forms to contest the governorship election.

At the interaction on Saturday in Abuja, Bolarinwa expressed confidence that he would secure the party’s ticket.

He assured that the APC and the people of Kwara State would not regret placing their trust in him.

The governorship aspirant said he would enhance quality of life and address security challenge in the state if he became its next governor.

He said: “I pray and I wish that I will be the one that will succeed the equity Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, who has done his bit, who is continuing to do a good work for the state.

“In addition to what he might have done, it is my wish by the grace of God to enhance the quality of life of the people and find a way of making our people better than they are today.”

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Balarinwa said if elected, he would prioritise security, education and infrastructure development.

He added: “There are so many humanitarian crises as a result of bandit attacks, this is one area which must be tackled.

“I want to say that it is going to be one of the things that will top our agenda and after that all other things necessary to make life better for the people of the state will also be looked into.”

The aspirant also pledged to enhance development in the state with special attention to agriculture, education, and healthcare sectors.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a former Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Senator Hassan Gusau, also purchased the APC’s expression of interest and nomination forms to contest the Zamfara State governorship election.

Gusau, a close associate and Special Adviser to a two-term senator, Mansur Kaura, said he had no issues with any form of primary election the APC may want to adopt.

Speaking on Gusau’s aspiration, Kaura said that his primary interest was the development of Zamfara State and addressing the concerns of the people of the state.

He said: “It is obvious to us that Zamfara has a lot of problems and we need people who can speak on our behalf, people who can address our sufferings and problems.

“So that is why we are here, and we don’t have any problem with the mode of primary election. 

“It can be consensus or through direct primaries.”

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