Nigeria, June 15 -- The Kwara State APC Elders Caucus has warned that the emergence of PDP governorship candidate Kale Kawu has significantly strengthened the opposition and poses a serious challenge to the ruling party ahead of the 2027 governorship election.

Addressing a press conference in Ilorin on Monday, the elders expressed concern that the political environment in the state has changed considerably and cautioned against the assumption that the APC can secure victory regardless of the candidate it presents.

The caucus, in the statement read by its chairman, Sir (Dr.) Chief James Bamisaiye Ayenioye, JP, said one of the reasons for its opposition to the emergence of Speaker Salihu Yakubu Danladi as the APC governorship candidate w...