Senate Deputy Leader Declares for Kwara Governorship 2027
Last update: February 9, 2026
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Senator Lola Ashiru says he has the experience and credentials to govern Kwara State from 2027...
The Deputy Senate Leader and Senator representing Kwara South, Lola Ashiru, has formally declared his intention to contest the Kwara State governorship in the 2027 general elections.
Ashiru made the declaration in Offa while receiving executive members of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kwara State chapter.
Expressing confidence in his ambition, the lawmaker said he has the experience, understanding, and credentials required to govern the state.
“I have come into this race. Before now I have not come out to say I will contest, but in sha Allah, I am going to contest because I believe I have the best of credentials to rule Kwara State for the next four years starting in 2027 and I believe I probably understand the people and the place called Kwara because I have been here longer than any contestant,” he said.
Commenting on agitation over power rotation, Ashiru acknowledged feelings of marginalisation in Kwara North but insisted that political power must be contested rather than allocated.
“I sympathise with the Kwara North because they have been cheated out of power for a very long time; they have a good reason to say it’s their turn, but power is not like that. It’s not served on a plate, you struggle for it. You present yourself for it,” he stated.
CBI News reports that he also downplayed the influence of religion and ethnicity in determining electoral outcomes, noting that past elections in the state have produced winners from different faiths and senatorial districts.
On the recent bandit attacks in Kaiama Local Government Area, Ashiru called on both the federal and state governments to adopt a prosperity-driven strategy to strengthen border security.
“I feel our border links with neighbouring communities must be well managed. The first and most important step is to spread prosperity across these areas,” he said.
According to him, communities that are economically empowered are less vulnerable to criminal infiltration.
“Prosperity has a lot of influence on people’s ability to resist aggression, whether verbal or physical. Communities like Eruku and Koro are very similar. Eruku borders Kogi State, while Erile here borders Osun State,” he explained.
