Nigeria, May 17 -- Fresh tension has emerged within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State after most governorship aspirants reportedly boycotted a consensus meeting convened by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq ahead of the party's governorship primaries.

The development comes amid widening disagreements within the ruling party over the governor's succession plans and the choice of a consensus candidate for the 2027 governorship election.

Sources familiar with the matter told The Nation newspaper that about 16 aspirants had obtained expression of interest and nomination forms to contest the APC governorship primaries scheduled for later this week.

However, most of the aspirants were absent from Thursday's strategic meeting i...