[OPINION BY AFOLABI GAMBARI] Yaman Abdullahi: Offering Kwara fresh breath of air | TheCable
Safe for only Nigerians who are history-minded, not many would readily remember that Kwara State was created on May 1, 1967 – interestingly the same day as Rivers and Lagos states were created. It is quite doubted if many Kwarans today even remember that their dear state is just two months shy of clocking 56 years.
Consultations that characterised the 2019 election towards final victory stopped suddenly. So was interaction among key stakeholders. In fact, the governor became aloof amidst evisceration of the powers of the state House of Assembly as well as the cabinet. It became a one-man show where no one else mattered any more.Propaganda soon took over dissemination of information as the state drifted to rising debt profile.
It is trite that although development across Kwara State has not been top notch in the last three decades, compared to the aforementioned Lagos and Rivers states, Kwara north has been mostly at the receiving end of the underdevelopment. In fact, a recent finding revealed that the underdevelopment in the area has taken a huge toll on human lives as road infrastructure has remained so dreadful as to completely cut some communities from accessing other communities.
He has prepared himself adequately for the task he has saddled himself with. As Chairman, Agromatrix Nigeria Limited which he established in 1989 with head office in Kaduna State, he recruited more than 50 persons as well as trained and empowered more than 30 others who are now successful business owners in many fields.
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