Ex-APC chieftain joins Kwara governorship race, to fly YPP flag
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Kwara
A former chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, Alhaji Yakubu Gobir on Wednesday joined the 2023 governorship race on the platform of the Young Progressives Party (YPP).
Addressing journalists in Ilorin, the YPP governorship candidate, who said that his major focus, if elected governor, would be to tackle poverty and create jobs, especially among the youth, added that the March 2023 governorship elections will be a referendum on the current administration in the state.
“Anybody relying on ‘Federal might’ to impose an unwanted candidate on the people should perish the thought. We will not stand for it,” he said.
He described the high nomination fees in some political parties as a grand design to scheme out upright and competent politicians from participating in governance.
“For too long, our beloved state, like most of Nigeria, has wallowed in abject penury and insecurity, whilst a very few corner the common wealth and hold the
rest hostage.
“From N100million nomination forms to delegates who pay allegiance to the fattest wads of hundred-dollar bundles, politics has become a criminal enterprise, where only the most corrupt thrive.
“This is all part of a grand design to scheme out the most upright, and most competent from participating in the governance of this country, thereby perpetuating a kleptocracy.
“It is a need to be on the right side of history that explains my decision to leave the All Progressives Congress, and to deploy all my resources and God given talent to
build a platform for young men and women to express themselves, to vote and be voted for, and more importantly to take charge of their own destiny. That platform is the Young Progressives Party – YPP.
“After deep reflection, prayers and consultation, I have decided to offer myself in service of the good people of Kwara by vying for the Office of Governor of Kwara State on this great platform of young progressives,” he said.
