The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Saliu Danladi, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State after defeating 14 other aspirants in the party’s primary election held on Friday. Danladi secured a sweeping victory after polling over 94,000 votes in the keenly contested exercise, cementing his position as the party’s flagbearer ahead of the 2027 governorship election in the state.

The APC reverses its mass disqualification, clearing all 159 Kwara APC aspirants for the 2027 State House of Assembly elections in a dramatic turnaround.

The APC has concluded its Delta State House of Assembly primaries, producing candidates for all 29 constituencies ahead of the 2027 general elections.