APC Postpones Governorship Campaign In Kwara Over Insecurity

The Kwara chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday
postponed its plan to launch Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq’s
governorship election campaign over insecurity problem.

The
campaign was scheduled to hold in Kosubosu, the headquarters of the
Baruten Local Government Area of the state, before the abrupt
cancellation.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that
Kosubosu is a border community with the Republic of Benin which is a
journey of more than five hours from Ilorin.

Journalists and
party supporters had gathered on Thursday morning for the political
journey when a member of the Media Committee, Kayode Oyin-Zubair,
conveyed the decision of the party to the media men.

NAN findings revealed that the party postponed the programme due to an alleged plan by some thugs to scuttle the event.

However, Mr Kehinde Musa, a party supporter in Kosubosu, expressed dismay over the postponement of the governorship campaign.

Musa
noted that a mammoth crowd had gathered in Kosubosu to receive the APC
governorship candidate before the information was relayed to them.

He stated that the massive APC supporters in the area would file out again when next the party decided to meet the people.

Meanwhile,
Kwara APC chairman, Mr Bashir Bolarinwa, who expressed regret over the
suspension in a statement on Thursday, blamed the postponement on
‘incontrovertible security reports.’

“The manifesto presentation
ceremony of the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate,
Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, which was expected to witness a mammoth
attendance today (Thursday) in Kosubosu, Baruten Local Government Area,
was regrettably called off due to very strong and incontrovertible
security reports.

“As a responsible party, we put the protection
of the lives of our teeming party members and indeed enthusiastic
supporters who were waiting to line our routes above other
considerations.

“We, therefore, use this opportunity to appeal to
our party faithful for the inconveniences caused them as many had
already gathered at various departure points,” Abdulrazaq said.

He
also announced that the party had taken full charge of the campaign
structures, processes and activities for the purpose of delivering an
effective mobilisation of all Kwarans for the victory of the party.

He said that a new date for the campaign take-off would be announced soon