Politics

Kwara 2027: The Chessboard Is Set-Zonal Equity, Power Shift And The Battle For The Soul Of The State

Daily Dispatch September 23, 2026

By Tunji Prof Kwara politics has entered a new season, and the political chessboard is no longer being quietly arranged behind closed doors. The major pieces are increasingly visible, the alliances are taking shape, and the road to the 2027 governorship election is beginning to look less like a

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Kwara APC At The Crossroads: Can Saraki’s Chessboard Checkmate Abdulrazaq’s Political Machine in 2027?

Daily Dispatch August 22, 2026

By Tunji Prof ✍️ At its core, politics is characterized as a contest determined by numerical strength. However, it is equally a contest revolving around alliances, grievances, personalities, timing and political memory. Elections are rarely won by slogans alone; they are won by the bravura to coalesce disparate interests into one formidable electoral machine. Kwara […]

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2023: Combination Of Lai Mohammed, Saraki, PDP Can’t Stop Abdulrazak’s Reelection- Senator Umar

Daily Dispatch January 19, 2021

The Senator representing Kwara North Senatorial District, Senator Sadiq Suleiman Umar on Tuesday said the combined forces of Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information, Senator Gbemi Saraki, Minister of State for Transportation and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cannot stop the reelection of Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazak in 2023. Speaking on Channels television

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Hushpuppi’s arrest: Call for probe of Atiku, Saraki, Dogara, Dino, myself laughable, says Timi Frank

Daily Dispatch July 7, 2020

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Tuesday, described the call for the investigation of former Vice President Atiku  Abubakar, ex-Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, ex-Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, Senator Dino Melaye and himself as a huge joke.A suspected Nigerian