Thousands of supporters of President Bola Tinubu under the platform of the Kwara All Progressives Congress (APC) G15 have staged a solidarity walk in Ilorin, declaring the relaunch of the Otoge movement that ended the Saraki political dynasty’s dominance of Kwara politics in 2019.
The coalition said the renewed movement was aimed at confronting what it described as the abandonment of the ideals of the original Otoge struggle by the administration of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.
The G15 is a coalition comprising the ten top governorship aspirants of the APC, the state’s three serving senators, a majority of APC members in the National Assembly, serving members of the Kwara State House of Assembly, the party’s elders caucus, youth and women leaders, and other stakeholders.
The solidarity procession began at the Geri-Alimi Underpass in Ilorin, passed through the Emir’s Palace and ended at the Post Office, drawing thousands of APC supporters.
Addressing supporters after the march, leaders of the coalition said the turnout reflected growing dissatisfaction within the party and demonstrated that the ideals upon which the Otoge movement was founded remain alive among many Kwarans.
