“Money is playing a huge role, it will determine who wins, not message. Politics in this era is about cash and carry. And that is because none of the parties can be said to have a good message that can motivate the people to vote.
As voters in the North-central state of Kwara elect their next governor on Saturday, they will also be reviewing the performance of the “O to ge” movement that ended the long domination of the Saraki political family in their state.
The governorship election has pitted old friends against one another, while some old enemies have found reasons to work together. “I owe Asiwaju Bola Tinubu my allegiance and loyalty irrespective of my interest because he came to my rescue when they were tormenting me in this state,” he told journalists in February.
Meanwhile, Kwara North, consisting of Pategi, Moro, Kaiama, Edu and Baruten local government areas, has not produced a governor in this republic. Its only governor, Shaaba Lafiagi from Edu, governed for only 20 months between January 1991 and November 1992 in the aborted Third Republic.Kwara Central is the battleground in this election as four major candidates are from the zone. Messrs AbdulRahman, Oba, Lawal and Gobir consider the zone as their home turf. Also, Mr Saraki is from the zone.
The expected threat will be from the former Senate President, Mr Saraki. The battle will be convincing the people of Kwara Central to drop “their son” for someone else. Also, there is the feeling that voters are not yet ready to welcome the Sarakis back to power.
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