By Musa Bakare
Politics is not a boardroom heist. Democracy is not a game where the rules change because a few powerful men can’t stomach the result.
The people have spoken. Kogi West political family has chosen. The battle has been won.
No referee, no backroom fixer, no desperate conspirator is going to move the goal post now. That is the reality facing the 2026 APC primary in Kogi West.
Stop treating Kogi West people like fools.
The truth is brutal and simple: Senator Sunday Karimi has earned this. He wasn’t dropped from a helicopter. He wasn’t manufactured in a lab. He came from the grassroots, from the sweat, the loyalty, and the conviction of ordinary APC faithful.
Kogi West is not shopping for a stranger. We are not gambling with representation for the sake of ego-driven adventure.
The APC banner for 2027 belongs to the man already carrying it with strength and grit.
Senator Sunday Karimi is continuity with a purpose.
Every generation faces a choice: protect progress, or surrender to chaos. Kogi West is at that crossroads. Will loyalty and service still matter? Or will noise, intimidation, and outside manipulation steal our democratic will?
Our people are politically wise. They know leadership is not propaganda or coercion. It is consistency. It is presence. It is showing up.
Those trying to rewrite the result after the consensus is sealed are just wasting energy against an unstoppable current.
No referee changes the score after the final whistle.
No umpire hands victory to a loser because someone powerful got nervous.
No political empire survives by insulting the intelligence of Kogi West.
The APC is built on democratic competition, internal justice, and respect for loyal members. Any attempt to sideline a massively accepted candidate is an assault on fairness, equity, and party unity.
Kogi West knows where it stands. The youth know. The women know. The ward leaders know. The streets know.
The sentiment is deafening: Senator Sunday Karimi must continue.
This is not about one man. It is about protecting the sanctity of democratic choice. It is about refusing to let loyalty to party and service to the people become political crimes.
History teaches a brutal lesson: every time leaders try to impose artificial outcomes against popular will, the people revolt at the ballot box.
The APC must stay united. Division empowers the opposition. The smartest move is to consolidate around tested leadership, preserve stability, and reward performance.
Senator Sunday Karimi has paid his dues. He has defended the APC. He has carried the voice of Kogi West with courage. He has overwhelmingly secured the trust of his people.
And the people have already spoken.
So let it be heard across every ward, every secretariat, every sitting room, across Kogi state, across Abuja and across the entire length and breadth of the Federal Republic of Nigeria: no hidden political force, no matter how influential or intimidating, can move the goal post after the match is won.
The banner of the APC in Kogi West for 2027 stays in the hands of Senator Sunday Karimi.
In democracy all over the World, the people are the final authority.
And when the people are united behind a cause, no manipulation in the world can overturn destiny.
Kogi West will stand firm. We will protect our mandate. And we will resist anyone foolish enough to try to nstigate us into chaos.
– Musa Asiru Bakare, a Foundational Member of APC and Political Analyst, writes from Lokoja, Kogi State.
