The Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has endorsed Ambassador Abdulfatai Yahaya Seriki as his preferred successor to clinch the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket and take over from him as the Kwara State Governor in 2027.
The endorsement and declaration come ahead of the APC governorship primaries scheduled for Thursday, May 21, 2026.
According to Abdulrazaq, his decision follows extensive consultations with party structures and leadership across the state.
PrimeTimes Nigeria reports that the incumbent Governor made his choice known in a statement on Tuesday.
The governor described Amb. Yahaya Seriki as “young, pro-people, astute, and broad-minded,” praising him as a “great political mobiliser” with “profound investments in and extensive goodwill among the people of Kwara State.”
“I have no doubt about his capacity and that his choice is appropriate for the people of our state at this time,” the governor stated.
The endorsement, contained in a statement released on Tuesday, emphasised that the decision was reached after wide-ranging internal party deliberations.”
Despite the endorsement, the Governor said other aspirants are free to contest the APC ticket in the upcoming primary election.
“The choice of Amb. Yahaya Seriki is neither a disapproval of any of our eminently qualified aspirants nor a whimsical attempt to delegitimise the noble aspirations of our people. But in a race involving some 16 great minds for one office, only one person can take the shot at a time.
“I urge members and leaders to affirm the choice of Seriki as our candidate for cohesion, unity, and continuous success of the party,” he added.