•• Cites His Global Competence, CON Honour, and Extensive Grassroots Impact
Kwara Youths under the aegis of the Kwara Young Progressives Network (KYPN), a pressure group within the All Progressives Congress (APC), has formally issued a Clarion Call on globally renowned Neurosurgeon, Prof. Wale Sulaiman, CON, to enter the race for the Kwara State gubernatorial election in 2027.
The call was made during a press conference held on Monday where the youth group consisting of members from accross the three Senatorial district in Kwara State acknowledged the transformational legacy of the incumbent, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, CON, but stressed the need for a candidate who can guarantee continuity and capacity.
Speaking on behalf of the group, the Coordinator, Ololade Emmanuel, the Coordinator emphasized that the group’s endorsement is founded on competence, capacity, continuity, and character, rather than ethnic or zoning sentiments.
The group while detailing Prof. Sulaiman’s profile as uniquely suited for the job acknowledged that he has led major healthcare institutions in the United States, managing complex organizations and budgets running into hundreds of millions of dollars, an experience the group argues translates directly to the administrative capacity required to govern a modern state.
They added that He holds the national honour of Commander Order of the Niger (CON), conferred by former President Muhammadu Buhari for his humanitarian service and medical missions in Nigeria.
They cited his Government Experience, where he previously served as Senior Special Adviser on Health Matters to Governor AbdulRazaq and made strategic contributions to health sector reforms and the state’s COVID-19 response.
They added that his current roles as Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Ila-Orangun (FUHSI), has demonstrated ongoing federal confidence in his leadership.
The group cited verifiable data on Prof. Sulaiman’s humanitarian work through the RNZ Foundation to validate his commitment to the massess which cut across offering over 3,000 students through the RNZ JAMB Scholarship Programme and more than 100 confirmed tertiary scholarships.
Empowerment of over 1,500 farmers and provision of revolving funds for market women.
They added his Medical outreach services reaching over 4,000 Kwarans, including more than 100 cataract and glaucoma surgeries has touched a lot of lives over the years.
The reiterated that all these are data-backed interventions, not campaign rhetoric.
The youths affirmed the APC’s constitutional guarantee for open and participatory primaries and urged Prof. Sulaiman, who has not yet openly declared his interest, to act swiftly.
“We hereby want to state that, if he, Prof Wale Sulaiman is not thinking about this, he should give it a quick thought, pray about it and make necessary consultations. We look forward to his response to the wish of his people!” Said the group
The Coordinator rounded by commending the party leadership under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and urged members to mobilize for the ongoing APC E-registration exercise.
