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APC Crisis Deepens In Kwara As Coalition Opens Alliance Talks With Accord, NNPP Parties
APC Crisis Deepens In Kwara As Coalition Opens Alliance Talks With Accord, NNPP Parties
POLITICS
The Nigerian Record
7/26/20263 min read
The deepening crisis within the Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken a fresh twist, with the influential G15 Coalition intensifying consultations on a possible political alliance with the Accord Party and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
This is as it considers alternative platforms to actualise its "New Kwara Agenda" ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The development comes amid growing uncertainty over reconciliation efforts within the ruling party, with insiders revealing that the coalition has begun weighing its political options should its demands for internal reforms and reconciliation remain unaddressed by the APC leadership.
A source with direct knowledge of the coalition's strategic deliberations disclosed that discussions are currently ongoing with both the Accord Party and the NNPP as possible vehicles for the group's political aspirations if the lingering crisis within the APC is not resolved.
The latest development follows the coalition's massive solidarity walk held in Ilorin on July 6, 2026, which it described as the relaunch of the historic Otoge movement that ended the long-standing political dominance of the Saraki dynasty in Kwara State during the 2019 elections.
The solidarity rally attracted thousands of party supporters and stakeholders from across the state and was widely interpreted as a show of strength by the aggrieved bloc within the APC.
Among those who participated were 10 leading governorship aspirants, the state's three serving senators, a majority of APC members representing Kwara in the National Assembly, members of the party's Elders Caucus, youth and women leaders, and several other prominent political stakeholders.
The impressive turnout further reinforced the coalition's claim that it remains a formidable force within Kwara politics despite its prolonged disagreement with Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq's administration.
The G15 Coalition has consistently maintained that the ideals upon which the 2019 Otoge revolution was built have been abandoned.
According to the group, many of the stakeholders who sacrificed their political ambitions, personal interests and resources to secure the APC's historic victory in 2019 have allegedly been sidelined and excluded from governance under the current administration.
The coalition has repeatedly accused Governor AbdulRazaq's government of operating an exclusionary leadership style that marginalises critical stakeholders and suppresses internal democracy within the party.
At the centre of the dispute is the conduct of the APC governorship primary election, which members of the coalition have described as fundamentally flawed and incapable of producing a credible candidate without significant reforms.
As part of efforts to resolve the crisis, the G15 submitted a comprehensive 10-point demand to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the national leadership of the APC.
Among its demands are a transparent and credible governorship primary election, the restoration of internal democracy, inclusive party administration, an end to political godfatherism, protection for members expressing dissenting opinions, and genuine reconciliation based on justice, fairness and equity.
However, amid uncertainty over whether those demands will be addressed, the coalition has begun exploring political alternatives.
The insider also disclosed that the G15 previously opened discussions with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the possibility of forming a political partnership ahead of the 2027 elections.
According to the source, the negotiations eventually reached a deadlock over disagreements regarding the proposed governance-sharing arrangement and operational framework for administering the state if such an alliance emerged victorious.
The inability of both sides to agree on a mutually acceptable sharing formula reportedly made a coalition with the PDP increasingly unlikely.
"As it looks now, they may work out of alignment," the source said, suggesting that the G15 may ultimately pursue an independent political path outside the PDP if reconciliation efforts within the APC fail.
However, the political actors believe that any decision by the G15 Coalition to defect to another political platform could significantly reshape the political landscape in Kwara State ahead of the 2027 elections.
While the PDP has been positioning itself to benefit from the APC's internal divisions, the emergence of a formidable third-force alliance involving the G15, Accord Party or the NNPP could dramatically alter existing political calculations and create a three-way contest for power.
The possibility of such a realignment has also increased pressure on the APC leadership to urgently address the grievances raised by the coalition before the party suffers a major political setback.
Should the coalition eventually leave the APC for another platform, it would represent one of the most significant political ruptures in Kwara since the Otoge coalition united various political tendencies to defeat the Saraki political establishment in 2019.
Meanwhile, whether reconciliation efforts within the APC can heal the widening divisions, whether the G15 will eventually settle for the Accord Party or the NNPP, or whether intervention by President Tinubu and the APC national leadership can restore confidence among the aggrieved stakeholders remains uncertain.
According to insiders familiar with its deliberations, the G15 believes the Otoge movement did not end with the 2019 elections and remains committed to pursuing every available political option to defend the ideals, sacrifices and values that gave birth to the historic movement.