Tensions are rising within the Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the G15 coalition of aggrieved party members prepares for a major rally in Ilorin, defying alleged attempts by Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to block the event.
The G15, made up of stakeholders, aspirants, and leaders dissatisfied with the outcome of recent governorship and legislative primaries, had initially scheduled their rally for Sunday but postponed it over security concerns after the governor’s loyalists staged a counter-rally.
In a strongly worded statement, the group accused Governor Abdulrazaq of plotting to sabotage their rescheduled solidarity walk by organizing a parallel “thank-you visit” to the Emir’s Palace.
“This is nothing but a transparent act of political desperation from a man who has suddenly found himself in the minority within his own party,” the coalition declared.
The G15 alleged that government agents were offering financial inducements to discourage attendance at their rally while mobilizing paid
