Thousands of supporters of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu under the platform of the Kwara APC G15 on Monday staged a solidarity walk in Ilorin, declaring the relaunch of the Otoge movement that ended the Saraki political dynasty’s dominance of Kwara politics in 2019.
The coalition said the renewed movement was aimed at confronting what it described as the abandonment of the ideals of the original OTOGE struggle by the administration of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.
The G15 is a coalition comprising the ten top governorship aspirants of the APC, the state’s three serving senators, a majority of APC members in the National Assembly, serving members of the Kwara State House of Assembly, the party’s Elders Caucus, youth and women leaders, and other stakeholders.
The solidarity procession began at the Geri-Alimi Underpass in Ilorin, passed through the Emir’s Palace and ended at the Post Office, drawing thousands of APC supporters.
Addressing supporters after the march, leaders of the coalition said the turnout reflected growing dissatisfaction within the party and demonstrated that the ideals upon which the OTOGE movement was founded remain alive among many Kwarans.
In a statement issued after the procession, the coalition said it recently concluded consultations in Abuja with senior APC stakeholders and other national leaders on developments within the party in Kwara State.
According to the group, the discussions centred on the unity of the APC in the state, the future of Kwara politics and the success of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
The coalition argued that the OTOGE movement represented a popular struggle against exclusion, impunity, political domination and poor governance, adding that those ideals had gradually been eroded.
