Rt. Hon. Zakari Mohammed has emerged as the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress in Kwara State for the 2027 elections. As the sole aspirant, he was adopted by party members and leaders as consensus candidate and polled 18,860 votes in the direct primary, which was monitored by INEC.
The party also announced Hon. Risikat Tunrayo Abdullahi, Akogun Iyiola Oyedepo and Mallam Taoheed Bala Usman as its senatorial candidates for Kwara Central, Kwara South and Kwara North.
In his acceptance statement he thanked the party's leaders and members, pledged governance anchored on justice, competence and accountability, and said the people would remain at the centre of the ADC's democratic process.
Reported by Nigerian Tribune.