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WATCH: Worshippers Chant ‘APC, AbdulRahman Went Down’ As Kwara Governor Attends Eid Prayers In Ilorin pic.twitter.com/rmVkcP6o5h

— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) May 27, 2026

Worshippers Chant ‘APC, AbdulRahman Went Down’ As Kwara Governor Attends Eid Prayers In Ilorin

Scores of worshippers and residents at the Ilorin Central Eid praying ground on Wednesday erupted in anti-government chants directed at the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, during Eid prayers in Ilorin.

The chants reportedly broke out as the governor’s convoy struggled to navigate through the massive crowd gathered for the annual Eid-el-Kabir prayers in the Kwara State capital.

In a video obtained by SaharaReporters, sections of the crowd were seen and heard repeatedly chanting in Yoruba, “APC wọlé lọ bi awada bi ère,” meaning “APC went down like a joke,” while others shouted that "Ramoni wole lọ b awada bi ere, meaning “AbdulRahman went down like a joke,” a rare open display of political dissatisfaction at a major public religious gathering in the state.

The development comes amid growing political tension and intensified realignments ahead of the 2027 governorship election in Kwara State.

The political situation in the state escalated as the ruling APC reportedly settled on the Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Yakubu Danladi, who is believed to be a close ally and political protégé of Governor AbdulRazaq, as its preferred governorship candidate.

Meanwhile, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reportedly announced former Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Bolakale Kawu, as its candidate for the forthcoming governorship contest.

However, the chants at the Eid ground signal growing frustration among residents over insecurity, economic hardship, governance issues, and internal political divisions within the ruling party.

SaharaReporters previously reported that suspected bandits on Sunday invaded Yashikira community in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State, setting the Emir’s palace ablaze and abducting several residents, including women, children and some of the Emir’s wives.

Residents told SaharaReporters that the heavily armed attackers stormed the border community late at night, firing sporadically before launching the assault on the palace and nearby homes.

Sources said the assailants overpowered local vigilantes and operated for hours without resistance as terrified residents fled into nearby bushes for safety.

According to eyewitnesses, the gunmen first attacked the palace, where they reportedly set parts of the building on fire before whisking away multiple victims.

Ofunaofu:

WATCH: Worshippers Chant ‘APC, AbdulRahman Went Down’ As Kwara Governor Attends Eid Prayers In Ilorin pic.twitter.com/rmVkcP6o5h

— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) May 27, 2026

https://saharareporters.com/2026/05/27/worshippers-chant-apc-abdulrahman-went-down-kwara-governor-attends-eid-prayers-ilorin

Nice2023:
This one is failure.

All APC leaders are failures in their various domain.

Dreal1247:
Campaigning for this failed government is a difficult tax.
Security 0
Infracstructure 3
Borrowing 100
Accountability 0
Propaganda 0
Reckless spending 100
Failure to keep promises 100
Suppression of the masses 100
Inflation 20
The government has not proven that he is willing to come for the second term. Any person that is campaigning for this government is doing so at his own risk . The people are tired and are ready to send Tinubu back to his village!.

Mccullum:
After watching the video, it's obvious that few people within larger numbers of people singing against APC, others were looking at them in dismay.

It's staged manage by the planners of this acts to disgrace their governor and his party. I sensed opposition politicians behind it.