The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, says his seven years of legislative experience and involvement in the state’s budgeting process have prepared him for executive leadership ahead of the 2027 governorship election.
Danladi-Salihu spoke during an engagement with members of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kwara State Council, under its News Keg platform in Ilorin, the state capital.
The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly said his involvement in the state’s budgeting process over seven years had exposed him to public finance, resource allocation, government operations and the developmental needs of the state.
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“I spearheaded the budget of the state for seven years. Most of the ongoing infrastructural development projects are with the support of the State Assembly. We do the appropriation while the Executive does the implementation,” he said.
Danladi-Salihu, who has served as Speaker since 2019, expressed confidence in his administrative experience, arguing that he was better prepared to lead the state.
He pledged to consolidate the achievements of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, particularly in infrastructure, urban renewal, education, healthcare, workers’ welfare and human capital development.
Describing his governorship ambition as a collective project for all Kwara indigenes, he promised inclusive governance irrespective of political, ethnic or geographical affiliations.
Highlighting his constituency interventions in Ilesha-Gwanara, Baruten Local Government Area, Danladi-Salihu said he facilitated the provision of more than 210 boreholes, 28 blocks of classrooms, primary healthcare centres and a 33-kilometre road linking communities.
He added that he facilitated the opening and grading of more than 800 kilometres of rural roads to improve transportation, access to markets and economic activities in rural communities.
Security
The APC candidate said he facilitated the training and equipping of 300 vigilantes in collaboration with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to strengthen security in communities bordering the Republic of Benin.
He promised to prioritise rural security and ensure balanced development across the state’s 16 local government areas if elected.
Danladi-Salihu also highlighted his educational and work qualifications, and that of his running mate, noting how they would play a significant role in his management of the office, if elected.
Earlier, Chairman of the News Keg Committee, Alhaji Ibrahim Alege, said the platform was designed to shift political discussions from party interests and electoral permutations to issues affecting the lives and welfare of residents.
Alege stressed that the engagement was not an endorsement exercise but an accountability platform for governorship candidates to present their policies, programmes and development plans.
He said subsequent engagements would address security, education, healthcare, infrastructure, employment, agriculture and economic development, adding that journalists had a responsibility to provide voters with relevant information to make informed electoral decisions.
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