Special Adviser on Media to Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State, Alhaji Bashir Adigun has described reports that the name of any particular aspirant has been submitted to the President as the candidate for Kwara State Governor as false and malicious.
The Governor’s Aide in a statement today in Ilorin, rejected what he identified as outright blackmail and urged members and leaders of All Progressive Congress APC in the state to ignore.
He also charged party members and stakeholders to disregard the claims as all aspirants are encouraged to sell their legitimate aspirations to all relevant stakeholders.
The denial follows a report circulating on social media today, which alleged that the Governor had privately forwarded Danladi’s name to the President in a move to influence the succession process in the state.
He insisted that all aspirants remain free to pursue their ambitions within the party.
The State Government dismissed the entire narrative and maintained that no endorsement has been made.
The controversial report had claimed that AbdulRazaq privately put forward Danladi as his preferred successor, citing multiple unnamed sources familiar with the matter and describing the move as part of an early, behind-the-scenes effort to shape the state’s next governorship race.
It further alleged that the Governor conveyed this position to President Tinubu, arguing that power should rotate to Kwara North Senatorial District, which has not produced a governor since Nigeria’s return to democratic rule in 1999.
According to the same account, the development was seen by insiders as strategic, positioning Danladi among top contenders in what is expected to be a keenly contested race, alongside figures such as Sadiq Umar.
The report also suggested that no final decision had been taken by the president as he was weighing competing interests and recommendations from within political circles.
It further claimed that the alleged development had begun to generate tension within the ruling party in the state, as some aspirants questioned the transparency of the process while continuing their campaigns.
The account further pointed to what it described as a subtle shift in political alignments among aspirants.
