“The real test before Kwara North is not simply the insistence on producing a Governor, but the ability to present a candidate whose credentials, public record, and acceptability inspire confidence beyond regional loyalty.”
Encouragingly, the political mood within Kwara North appears to be evolving. Stakeholders are increasingly recognising that emotional rhetoric must give way to strategic consensus-building.
Consultations involving traditional rulers, party elders, youth leaders, women groups, technocrats, and opinion shapers have intensified, all aimed at identifying a consensus candidate with state-wide appeal.
Through this gradual and organic process, Senator Sadiq Suleiman Umar (3SU) has increasingly emerged as a unifying figure – not by force or imposition, but by the natural alignment of interests across political, social, and generational lines.
Notably, his acceptability has extended beyond Kwara North, resonating within Kwara Central and Kwara South, where many stakeholders perceive him as a bridge-builder rather than a sectional actor.