A faction of the Kwara State All Progressive Congress (APC) led by Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed has reelected former caretaker committee chair Hon Bashir Bolarinwa as its chairman.
The faction, which dubbed itself as ‘loyal APC’ returned Hon Bolarinwa and other executives at a parallel delegate conference at its Secretariat in Ilorin, the state capital through affirmation.Mohammed and Minister of State for Transportation Senator Gbemisola Saraki belong to the same faction but were conspicuously absent at the venue of the event.
But present were a member of the Federal Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, Shuaib Yaman Abdullahi; member of the Federal House of Representatives, representing Ilorin East/South constituency, Hon. Ganiyu Cook Olododo and Hon. Saheed Popoola of the House Assembly, among other party stalwarts.
Announcing the new executives, Returning Officer, Dr Bolaji Afolabi, said the new executives emerged by the wish of the majority members of the party.
Other executive members include Chief Theophilous Adeboye Sunday (vice-chairman); Issa Isiaka Agboji (Secretary); Abolaji Olaide Rahmat (women leader); Joseph Ndanusa Tsado (senatorial chairman North); AbdulRaheem Yusuf Akorede (Kwara Central) and Rasak Alabin(Kwara South) while comrade Sunkanmi Afolayan emerged as Youth leader.
