BREAKING: Kwara APC Guber Primary Postponed

The gubernatorial primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State has been shifted to Friday, May 22, 2026.

The state publicity secretary of APC, Alh. Abdulwaheed Babatunde, announced the development this in a statement on Thursday.

As at the time of filing this report, majority of the participants in the exercise were still in the various wards casting their votes, apparently unaware of the cancellation of the exercise.

Beyond the official statement stopping the exercise, LEADERSHIP gathered that the abrupt disruption was orchestrated by certain aggrieved gubernatorial aspirants in the state.

LEADERSHIP recalls that the state governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, had on Tuesday announced Ambassador Yahaya Seriki from Kwara Central as his preferred successor.

The governor, however, said his endorsement of Seriki did not mean that other aspirants would not participate in the gubernatorial primary.

Impeccable sources told LEADERSHIP that certain aspirants who were jolted by AbdulRazaq’s choice of Seriki were behind the decision to postpone the primary to enable them restrategise and possibly support an aspirant of Kwara South origin to confront Seriki.

LEADERSHIP’s findings showed that Seriki was leading in most of the voting centres before the exercise was abruptly halted.

The terse statement announcing the postponement of the gubernatorial primary read: “This is an official notice from the Office of the State Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Kwara State Chapter

“The APC Governorship Primary earlier scheduled to hold today, Thursday, 21st May 2026, has been postponed.

“The new date for the Governorship Primary is now Friday, 22nd May 2026.

“All aspirants, and party faithful are advised to take note.

“Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.”