1,500 Kwara PDP Members Join APC Ahead of 2027 Elections

On September 29, 2026, no fewer than 1,500 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Alapa/Onire/Odegiwa Ward in Asa Local Government Area, Kwara State, defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The announcement occurred during a ward meeting attended by Abdullateef Alakawa, chairman of the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority, and Shittu Motunrayo, a member of the Kwara State House of Assembly.

The defectors cited mistreatment, imposition of candidates, and inadequate rewards for loyalty as reasons for their departure from the PDP, which is led in the state by former Senate President Dr Bukola Saraki. They expressed attraction to the APC due to its visible achievements and opportunities for members, especially the youth.

Alakawa welcomed the new members, assuring them of equal treatment within the party and commended Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for his performance in Asa LGA, urging support for him in the upcoming Kwara Central Senatorial District election. This defection is part of a broader political realignment in Kwara State ahead of the 2027 general elections.