• We won’t go back to the era of colonialism Saraki dynasty typifies – Attendees
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq received throngs of decampees from opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other parties into the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday, June 12 amid rousing cheers from attendees.
The decampees running into thousands cut across the 193 wards in the state, The Ravens NG reports.
The event which took place at Banquet Hall, Ilorin had in attendance Deputy Governor Kayode Alabi, Speaker Yakubu Salihu Danladi, Secretary to the State Government Prof Mamman Saba Jubril, top government functionaries, party elders and loyalists from the three senatorial districts.
Attendees gave Governor AbdulRazaq a pass mark, saying they will never return to the era of colonialism that the Saraki dynasty typified.
In his presentation, the Governor said the development attests to the rising popularity of the party owing to the people-focused programmes and policies of his administration.
“Evidently, President Muhammadu Buhari, Governors, lawmakers and all officials elected on the platform of APC are clearly living up to the dreams of the founding fathers of our country. The economy is growing stronger amid unprecedented infrastructural development while increasing attention is being paid to security of lives and properties.
“Back home in Kwara State, we have remained committed to good governance. We are indeed proud of the impacts that our investments in human capital and infrastructural development are having on the people. Our social security programmes targeting the poor and vulnerable are glaring. Security of lives and properties remains a top priority while we are putting Kwara on a sound footing to lead the North once again.
“This mass defection to APC today under our leadership is a tonic for all of us in trusted positions to continue to give our best for the collective good of our people. I urge you all to work together as a team and members of the same APC family in Kwara State.”
Chairman of Kwara APC, Alhaji Abdullahi Samari said the party is pleased to receive people who cherished the developmental strides of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and joined the party from ward level across the state.
He explained that the event represents the formal reception of the decampees who had defected a long time ago but were not formally received due to the then raging coronavirus.
“When you go back to your respective communities, I urge you to work together. Accept all members. APC has no faction in Kwara. Elders and leaders of the party should go back home, embrace peace, and ensure that everyone works together for the success of the party across the state,” Samari added.
Leading the defectors from Kwara Central, former presidential candidate of ACPN, Alhaji Gani Galadima stated that the developmental strides of Governor AbdulRazaq have been massive and Kwara has, for the first time, a 24 hours governor.
Defectors also included all the immediate past council chairmen, including former ALGON chief Joshua Adekanye, Hon. Fatai Adeniyi Garba (Labaka), and Hon. Yinka Dallas, who hailed the Governor for his democratic dispositions and his commitment to developments with direct impacts on the people especially at the grassroots.
