All Progressives Congress (APC) Kwara State elders caucus, at the weekend, endorsed the aspiration of the Senator representing Kwara North District in the National Assembly, Sadiq Suleiman Umar, as the governorship candidate of the party for the 2027 election.

They urged the state APC leadership to accept and approve the lawmaker as a recommended consensus flag-bearer of the party from the northern region of the state.

Addressing a media briefing in Ilorin, the Chairman, state APC Elders Caucus, Chief James Bamisaiye Ayeni, said the Kwara North Senator has been found to possess required quality to lead the state in 2027.

Ayeni, alongside his fellow members, urged other aspirants from Kwara North to support Senator Sadiq to fly the party’s flag next year.

According to Ayeni, “the decision to back Umar’s Candidature is in line with the resolution of the caucus for gubernatorial seat to return to Kwara North in the next dispensation.”

The elder statesman added that their choice’s antecedents and past records of services in both public and private sectors stand him out among the lot jostling for the covetous seat of the Governor from the region.

“We have come to the conclusion to endorse Senator Sadiq Suleiman Umar’s aspiration, based on our findings, after we have engaged and interacted with the Aspirants from the Senatorial District.

“Thereafter, we have assessed all of them and found him to have excelled above others in terms of his sense of humility to all, complete culturally and socially detribalized attributes, display of ability, capability and capacity to perform, confirmed past impressive records and experiences in both public and private services to the nation, also possession of other pedigrees that are required and demanded, for the exalted office of the Governor.

“From the foregoing qualities, we would like to recommend Distinguished Senator Sadiq Suleiman Umar to the leadership of our party, the APC, at both the state and national levels, to be considered and adopted as the consensus candidate of the party from Kwara North Senatorial District, who will fly the party’s flag for the Kwara State gubernatorial election in 2027.

“At this juncture, we would like to prevail on other aspirants from Kwara North Senatorial District to willingly support him, in the overall interest and spirit of oneness, sense of belonging and unity of purpose, for the people of the district in particular and the entire Kwara State in general”, Ayeni said.