Kwara Gov. endorses Abdulfatai Seriki as his preferred successor

The Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman AbdulRazak has endorsed one of the APC governorship aspirants in the state, Mallam Abdulfatai Seriki as his preferred successor come 2027.

This was announced in a statement issued by AbdulRazaq in Ilorin on Tuesday.

“Following extensive consultations with party structures and leadership, I am pleased to endorse Ambassador Abdulfatai Yahaya Seriki (MFR) as my preferred successor under the platform of our party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).

“Young, pro-people, astute, and broad-minded, Amb. Yahaya Seriki has been a great political mobiliser with profound investments in and extensive goodwill among the people of Kwara State.

“I have no doubt about his capacity and that his choice is appropriate for the people of our state at this time,” the governor said.

He however added that his endorsement does not in any way preclude all other aspirants from contesting in the coming governorship primary elections of the party.

“I urge members and leaders to affirm the choice of Seriki as our candidate for cohesion, unity, and continuous success of the party as we hold our gubernatorial primaries on Thursday, May 21, 2026.

“The choice of Amb. Yahaya Seriki is neither a disapproval of any of our eminently qualified aspirants nor a whimsical attempt to delegittimise the noble aspirations of our people. But in a race involving some 16 great minds for one office, only one person can take the shot at a time.

“Finally, I acknowledge and commend the statesmanship of our aspirants, all of whom have shown discipline and impressive capacity to build on the undeniable achievements of our administration over the last seven years for the good of the people of Kwara State,” AbdulRazaq said.

Meanwhile, one of the governorship aspirants in the state, Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman has withdrawn from the race.

Sulaiman said in a statement on Tuesday that the decision was taken in the interest of peace, unity and the progress of the state.