Kwara State’s ruling All Progressives Congress party, APC, and former 8th Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, are at loggerheads over the 2024 Eid el-Kabir durbar staged on Tuesday in Ilorin, the state capital.
Dr Saraki , had in a statement restated his love for the Ilorin Emirate Community and his commitment to an atmosphere of peace, declaring that for the sake of peace and highest respect for the throne of Sheikh Alimi, he would stay away from the Ilorin durbar event.
'Regrettably, I wish to announce that for peace and tranquility, I am staying away from the durbar celebration this year,' he stated. Reacting, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Rafiu Ajakaye, in a statement in Ilorin on Tuesday, said Dr Saraki's statement was in bad faith as he had never attended Ilorin durbar since 2019.
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