Kwara APC: How a succession battle became a political earthquake, By Ehi Braimah
What began as a contest over who would succeed Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has gradually turned into a full-blown political rupture within the All Progressives Congress (APC), with Senator Saliu Mustapha and other influential party stakeholders moving to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), followed by defections among elected officials and grassroots members.
For now, however, one thing is unmistakable: a succession battle inside the APC has escaped the confines of the party and became a wider contest for the political future of Kwara.
The dispute between both politicians is a struggle over political influence, succession and control of the APC structure.
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