200 aspirants collect PDP nomination forms in Kwara

Over 200 aspirants have collected the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) nomination forms for 35 seats in Kwara State.
Speaking with reporters in Ilorin, the state capital, at a Sallah feast, a governorship aspirant, Mr Mohammed Belgore (SAN), said the number of aspirants showed that everyone had a say in the party.
The event was attended by former Deputy Governor Pa Joel Ogundeji, PDP State Chairman Akogun Iyiola Oyedepo, the party’s state executives, community leaders and youths, mostly from Kwara Central.
Although Belgore stopped short of formally declaring his governorship ambition, he urged prospective party delegates to consider the most popular aspirant.
He said: “Everyone has a say in the PDP, unlike in the All Progressives Party (APC). That we have many aspirants in the PDP is a sign of liberty; it is sign that we have democracy. When did you ever have so many aspirants? Over 200 people have collected nomination forms for just 35 seats. That is historic! It was never so before.”
“Primaries are ahead of us and I urge party delegates to consider two key things: Who among these aspirants has ever confronted these guys without retreating? Who has never been with them before? Only one person will get the ticket. What is the point of getting the ticket when you can’t win?
“Ask them, who can win the majority votes among them? This is not about just getting the ticket; it is about winning majority votes. So who can truly win? Who do the majority of Kwarans want? Who has been the major subject of APC attack? APC has always attacked me. I have been their main target and this says something.”
Belgore, whose speech was preceded by good will messages from his supporters, said the time was ripe to “end years of underdevelopment in Kwara”.