Aggrieved APC members in Kwara protest alleged attempts to alter the list of party executives, raising concerns ahead of the 2027 elections
Some aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) staged a protest on Saturday at the private residence of the state party chairman, Sunday Fagbemi, accusing the leadership of attempting to alter the list of executives affirmed during a recent congress.
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The demonstrators, whose actions were shared widely on social media, claimed that the congress, conducted in accordance with directives from the party’s national leadership, had returned executives unopposed through affirmation.
They alleged that party leaders now sought to replace those names with preferred candidates.
“We followed the directive of the national leadership that the congress should be done by affirmation. The existing executives were returned unopposed and everything was done openly,” one protester said.
“But what we are seeing now is an attempt to doctor the list and replace the names of those who were affirmed. That is why we have come to register our protest.”
The protesters called on the national leadership of the APC to intervene urgently and ensure that the authentic list of executives is respected, warning that any tampering could deepen divisions within the party and destabilise its structure ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The affirmation of party executives took place in Ilorin, the state capital, in the presence of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and other prominent party members.
In response, APC state chairman Sunday Fagbemi dismissed the protesters’ claims as speculative, describing their actions as trespassing and instigation by “unguarded people.”
“Everything they are doing is speculative, and they are being instigated by some unguarded people that one shouldn’t bother about. They have just come to trespass on my property,” Fagbemi said in a telephone interview.
He emphasised that no official announcement had been made regarding any changes to the executive list and advised aggrieved members to use appropriate party channels rather than protesting at his residence.
“I just want everybody to be law-abiding. We can see that this might be a scenario of the Hands of Esau and Voice of Jacob. Some people are trying to penetrate us, and they should not be allowed to misuse them,” Fagbemi added.
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The incident highlights rising tensions within the Kwara APC as the party prepares for the 2027 elections.
