Kwara South Will Choose — Let It Be On What You Have Done, Not Just What You Promise
By Peter Kayode
Kwara South will soon choose its next senator. The people should choose from candidates who can show what they have done, not only what they promise.
Prince Saheed Popoola, the PDP candidate, brings a record that voters can check. The Kwara State House of Assembly lists his public service as Secretary of Offa Local Government Council, Executive Chairman of Offa LGA, Commissioner for Sports and Youth Development, and Chairman of the NYSC state governing board. He is also a two-term member of the state House of Assembly. That means he has worked in local government, in the executive, and in the legislature, and he knows how each one affects ordinary people.
As far back as 2019, Offa’s Muslim and Christian clerics called him the most qualified of the new Assembly’s members because of his legislative experience. A Senate seat calls for exactly that skill: writing laws, scrutinising budgets, and bringing projects home.
Some will point to his changes of party. His own explanation is plain. When he joined the PDP in October 2025, he said it followed deep reflection on the direction of the ruling party and what he called misgovernance in the state. Voters can judge whether that is conviction or convenience. They can also judge what he does next, and he has put his name and record on the line.
On zoning, supporters of the Igbomina claim say it is that bloc’s turn. Rotation is a gentleman’s arrangement, not a law. Kwara South has one Senate seat and every community in it deserves a voice. In the end the ballot box decides, and candidates who say otherwise are asking voters to skip the election.
INEC’s final list has 11 candidates for Kwara South. That is a real contest, and voters should use it to compare track records.
Popoola’s commitments to the 7 district are promises: roads, farm access, jobs, security, power. And much development
Kwara South deserves a senator who has been tested.