Kwarans across demographies have hailed Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, saying he’s a good phenomenon while also lauding his impactful reign, empathetic leadership, and apolitical governance and support for every segment of the state.
This much happened at a town hall meeting organised by Kwara State All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday in Ilorin, the state capital.
Community and political leaders took turns to commend AbdulRazaq for bringing developments to their areas after decades of neglect, acknowledging the far-reaching impacts his spendings on basic healthcare facilities, water, rural roads, schools, and safety nets for the underprivileged have had across the state within two years.
“Many private businesses especially 34 businesses in Kwara Mall were totally looted during the #EndSARSProtests and the governor, in his magnanimity, called us and he supported us. Every single business got money to restart their business. Today, the mall is back and many are indeed stronger now,” a representative of victims of looted properties during #EndSARSProtests, Ahmed Lawal said.
Also speaking, the representative of persons with disabilities, Bashir Yusuf also admitted that the government was supporting them through various interventions, including the procurement and distribution of artificial limbs or prosthesis to many of those who needed it.
Chairman of Kwara APC, Alhaji Abdullahi Samari sought the support of the people of the state to the present administration in the state.
“We called this meeting to assess what the Governor has done for the past two years and tell him where to focus attention on for the next two years. This administration is doing a lot to better the lots of the people and Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq will not disappoint you,” he said.
“Let me also use this opportunity to urge our people to obtain their voters cards in the forthcoming INEC registration/revalidation exercise to enable them vote in the coming elections.”
Speaker Kwara State House of Assembly Engr Yakubu Danladi Salihu said: “Whoever says no to Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq is saying no to the development and progress of Kwara State. He doing well in various sectors. For us at the ninth assembly, you have done excellently well. You forwarded Social Investment Programme Bill and we can see the effects on our aged, market women, youths and artisans through Owo Arugbo, Owo Isowo and other components of KWASSIP.
“We can see infrastructural development in all our constituencies and our people are here today to celebrate you and your government. In fact, you are the first governor to construct asphalt road in the whole of Baruten local government. You are also the first governor to establish radio station in Kwara North to bridge information gap.”
Apart from various stakeholders, the event was attended by dozens of top politicians, former state and national legislators, House of Assembly members, heads of federal and state parastatals who hailed from the three senatorial districts.
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and Deputy Governor Kayode Alabi also graced the well-attended town hall meeting which was streamed live across various social media platforms.
