Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Moro local government area of Kwara state have appealed to aspirants vying for House of Representatives seat for Edu/Moro/Patigi in2027 election particularly, in Edu local to concede the slot to Moro.
They said the consideration became necessary in view of the fact that the local government has not for the past 28 years since the inception of democracy in 1999, been given the opportunity to produce a representatives out of the three local government of Edu, Moro and Patigi.
The stakeholders in a statement on Monday signed by Malam Kareem Suleiman for and on behalf of the people of Moro local government, also backed the zoning of governorship seat of the state to Kwara north.
Advancing reasons why Moro LG should be considered, Sulaiman stated, “Moro local government in Kwara North senatorial district, comprises four other local government councils of Baruten, Edu, Kaiama and Patigi.The senatorial district also has two federal constituencies of Baruten/Kaiama and Edu/Moro/Patigi.
“Moro local government is in Edu/Moro/Patigi Federal constituency in Kwara state and since the inception of the present democratic governance in 1999, the four local governments of Baruten, Kaiama, Edu and Patigi have been rotating the senatorial seat between Baruten/Kaiama local governments on one side and Edu/Patigi on the other.
“Moro local government has therefore been sidelined and isolated in the adopted rotation scheme and have not been given the opportunity to go to the Senate.
“This is much unlike each of the other Four local governments, which within themselves, have gone to the Senate at one time or the other in the past and presently.
“In a similar vein, for the Edu/Moro/Patigi Federal Constituency, both Edu and Patigi local governments would have between themselves produced candidates for the House of Representatives Seat for Sixteen and Twelve years respectively by 2027.
He listed those who had occupied the seats in the past to include late Rt. Hon. Engineer Yahaya Yinusa, from Edu Local Government (1999-2007), late Rt. Hon. Bahago Hamman Pategi, from Patigi Local Government (2007-2019), Rt. Hon. Ahmed Ndakene, from Edu local government (2019-2023) and Rt. Hon. Dr. Adam Ahmad Saba from Edu local government (2023-2027).
“We, hereby, unequivocally call on the leadership of the APC, both at the state and national levels, to zone the 2027 Seat for Edu/Moro/Patigi federal constituency to Moro local government.
