By Musa Bakare
Politics without justice eventually collapses under the weight of resentment. Democracy without fairness slowly loses its moral authority. And power without equity becomes oppression decorated in party colors.
That is why the All Progressives Congress’s growing decision to field governorship candidates from zones that have never produced governors since 1999 is not just a welcome political calculation; it is Godly and a moral awakening.
It is the restoration of balance. It is the recognition that every section of a state deserves a sense of belonging in the collective destiny of its people.
Across Nigeria, the APC is sending a powerful message: no zone should remain politically condemned forever while others repeatedly occupy the seat of power.
In Kwara State, the party has opened the door for Kwara North, a district that has never produced a governor since 1999. In Ogun State, the APC has embraced Ogun West through the emergence of Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi. In Adamawa State, the same spirit of inclusion is unfolding.
This is more than strategy. This is justice speaking through politics.
And if justice must truly speak in Nigeria, then it must speak loudly in Kogi State in 2027.
Since the creation of Kogi State in 1991, Kogi West Senatorial District has never produced a governor. Not once. Not for a single day.
Meanwhile, Kogi East Senatorial District has produced three governors and occupied Lugard House for over sixteen years. Kogi Central is already approaching twelve years in power through two governors. Yet Kogi West, despite its enormous contribution to the political, intellectual, economic, and democratic growth of the state and the Nation, has remained permanently sidelined from the highest office.
How long should a people wait before fairness finally remembers them?
How long should loyalty exist without reward?
How long should one zone continue to sacrifice while others repeatedly inherit power?
The truth is simple and undeniable: Since the APC truly believes in equity, fairness, justice, morality, and inclusive governance, 2027 is the historic moment to zone the governorship of Kogi State to Kogi West Senatorial District.
Anything short of that would contradict the very spirit the party is promoting nationally.
This is not a cry of entitlement. It is an appeal to conscience.
It is not a rebellion against other zones. It is a demand for inclusion.
It is not politics of bitterness. It is politics of balance.
There comes a moment in the life of every political party when it must choose between convenience and justice. Great parties survive because they choose justice. Wise leaders understand that power rotates not merely because of politics, but because equity sustains unity.
Even spiritually, God Himself is a God of balance, fairness, seasons, and divine remembrance.
Throughout history, those forgotten by men were often remembered by Heaven. The stone rejected by the builders eventually became the cornerstone.
Kogi West has waited patiently.
Kogi West has remained loyal.
Kogi West has produced competent leaders, technocrats, administrators, lawmakers, and political mobilizers capable of governing the state effectively.
What, then, is the justification for perpetual exclusion?
As the APC courageously looks toward marginalized districts in Kwara, Ogun, and Adamawa, the party must also look toward Kogi West and complete the moral equation, come 2027.
2027 should not merely be another election year in Kogi State. It should be the year justice finally shakes hands with history.
The year fairness defeats political selfishness.
The year equity becomes reality.
The year the APC proves that its commitment to balanced leadership is not selective when it comes to Kogi West.
Because a house built on exclusion cannot stand forever, but a house built on justice commands peace, loyalty, stability, and divine favor.
The road to enduring political greatness in Kogi State does not pass through domination by one zone. It passes through fairness to all zones.
And in 2027, fairness clearly points to only one direction:
Kogi West Senatorial District.
– Musa Asiru Bakare, a foundational member of APC and political analyst, writes from Lokoja, Kogi State.
