Kwara APC Crisis Deepens as Mustapha Dumps Party, Picks PDP Ticket

THISDAYLIVE | 22-08-2026 04:37am |

The crisis in the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State has deepened as Senator Saliu Mustapha, representing Kwara Central, resigned from the party and picked the senatorial ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mustapha, who chairs the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, announced his resignation amid discontent over the conduct and outcome of the party's recent governorship primary. Another prominent APC member, Hon. Kolo Jiya, also resigned and joined the PDP, with reports indicating other aggrieved members may follow.

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