Kwara Governor-Elect: A breath Of 'Fresh Air' Or Another Long March In Miniature? By Nimi Princewill Some Kwara residents and political leaders maintain that the state's growth has been stunted in the last 16 years by the past and present... READ MORE:
Having cruised to an eccentric victory by landslide at the recently concluded polls, the incoming Kwara State Governor Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq assuredly rides on the goodwill of the people—both for sheer political attraction, and his distinct role leading from the frontlines of the O To Ge movement which ousted the long-lived"Saraki hegemony."
In his statement,"between January 2011 and August 2018, the Kwara State government has received roughly N300bn in federal allocations. In the same period, the 16 local governments have received more than N500bn. This means that this state has received an average of 40bn naira annually from the federal accounts while the local councils have taken over 27bn naira annually between 2011 and 2017.
According to a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Kwara State, Mr Oluwafemi Yusuf, this huge development deficit was because of misplaced priorities as in the last 16 years, projects that doesn't concern the masses or are people oriented were being executed. With the weight of expectations the incoming governor is inundated with, settling into office before hitting the ground running isn't an available option he stands to enjoy. As a consequence of the APC winning over 70 percent of the votes cast in the elections, Kwarans demand nothing less than his very best.
"God forbid that after three years, people will regret that why did they vote this new government. I can assure you that will not happen. Mr. Oluwafemi Yusuf, assures that the allegation would end in futility, while accusing the Peoples Democratic Party of plotting to blackmail the state's governor-elect by claiming that the Senior Secondary School Certificate he presented for his election was forged.
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