Nigeria, April 30 -- The All Progressives Congress in Kwara State has now narrowed its search for a governorship candidate to Kwara Central, the state's largest voting bloc, after weeks of internal maneuvering and competing regional calculations, according to multiple insiders familiar with the discussions.

The shift, which is not yet final, follows sustained resistance from Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and other influential figures against the candidacy of Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa, a former state party chairman from Kwara South. Party leaders argued that the South, despite early momentum behind Bolarinwa, lacks the electoral weight to secure victory in the next governorship race.

The Informant247 previously reported that Bolarinwa,...