Nigeria, Aug. 12 -- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has been urged to prioritise electability and grassroots acceptance in selecting its candidate for the Irepodun/Ekiti/Isin/Oke-Ero Federal Constituency ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The call was made by the Harry Ilori 2027 Project, led by a former chairman of the PDP in Ekiti Local Government Area, Alhaji Ganiyu Raji Adeshina.
Adeshina said the group's agitation was not a blanket demand for the House of Representatives ticket to be zoned to Ekiti Local Government, but a call for the party to consider Dr Harry Ilori, whom he described as a candidate with strong grassroots support and broad acceptability.
He recalled that Ekiti Local Government had stepped aside ...