Kwara North Development Commission (KNDC) has criticized Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for allegedly planning to use state resources to fund projects belonging to the Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU).
The commission described the alleged move as discriminatory and unlawful.
AbdulRazaq had on December 25th, 2024 pledged to take over the execution of all IEDPU’s ongoing projects.
The group, in a statement, raised concerns over the governor’s announcement at the IEDPU 59th Annual Conference, where he revealed plans to execute projects worth at least N250 million under the union’s auspices.
KNDC’s President Abdullahi Mansuma and Secretary Hajia Zainabu Seko, in the statement, queried the legality of such expenditure and demanded clarity on the source of the funds.
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The statement read in part: “It needs to be clarified whether this fund is going to be personally sourced or from the state allocations belonging to all of us.
“The IEDPU is a sectional socio-cultural group. It belongs to only Ilorin people, to the exclusion of others. It is at best personal to Ilorin people. So, why should the Kwara Governor go and pledge state funds for the completion of their projects?”
The commission expressed dissatisfaction with what it termed an imbalance in the governor’s approach to governance, accusing him of favouring his home base, Ilorin Emirate, at the expense of other regions in the state.
“How many such projects has the Governor facilitated for the Patigi Emirate Development Union (PEDU), Offa Descendants Union (ODU), or Baruten Patriotic Agenda?” KNDC asked.
Describing the move as ‘an outright illegality, the group hinted at plans to challenge the action in court.