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  • Kwara South unites ahead of 2019

    Kwara South unites ahead of 2019

    Stakeholders from the Kwara South Senatorial District recently converged on the ancient city of Esie, Irepodun local government area of Kwara State to discuss the way forward for the district.

    Tagged ‘Kwara South Emancipation,’ speakers at the event lamented the political and infrastructural under-development of the district.

    They attributed the problems to disunity among the indigenes.

    They also put the blame on the footsteps of irreconcilable political differences and selfishness of some politicians from the area.

    The event was sponsored by an American-based aerospace engineer, Nurudeen Adeyemi.  Adeyemi in the initiator of Igbomina mobile clinic.

    An elder statesman, Chief James Sogo, blamed the backwardness of the district on over-dependence of get-rich-quick syndrome.

    He said: “We want the long-suffering Kwara South to move forward.  I urge you all to help solve this problem. I also pray that come 2019 one of us we occupy the Kwara state Government House.”

    The former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Akogun Iyiola Oyedepo, said Kwara South has many challenges.

    This according to him “is because our yesterday was better than our today. Any community that celebrates its yesterday over today is undergoing decay.

    “The wisdom in this gathering is great. I must concede that we have problems in Kwara South. This is because our yesterday was better than today. Yesterday truth was commonplace. These days hard work is a scarce commodity as people are looking for short cut to success. Politicians of today are not interested in wooing people to their camp. They even win elections without the people voting for them.

    “From 1999 till date, Kwara South politics has diametrically changed as money bags have hijacked our politics. As a result many people have lost confidence in the system. There is no principled politicians.

    “We also have problem religious discrimination. People use religion as a ladder to get offices. Money politics is significantly Kwara state made’s contribution to Nigerian politics.”

    Oyedepo said that the district is  divided on the basis of communal interest.

    He said: “We need to sensitise one another. That is why the PDP is taking the lead in radio sensitisation.

    “The best way to bring one another together is for all of us to know that we are collectively being trampled underfoot.

    “The unity of Kwara South will Herald the unity of the state and it will ensure the freedom of the state. Even though, we are poor in resources, we are richer in population.”

    Earlier, Adeyemi who is also President, Igbomina Community, North America said “the reason for today’s gathering is to reappraise the floundering unity amongst the old Igbomina-Ekiti.

    “Our brotherhood in the entire Kwara South used to be very strong but over the years we have fractured and broken away from one another. The gathering is to enable us reconnect to one another and bury our differences. Lack of development and progress is a source of problem for all of us regardless of our differences.

    “But some of us that are coming from behind we cannot come here to lecture our elders that had been on this struggle.

  • Offa unites for Saraki, Apc

    Offa unites for Saraki, Apc

    The people of Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State have are backing the All Progressive Congress (APC) led by Senator Bukola Saraki. They described it as their party of choice in the general elections.

    The people declared their support for APC, during the party leader’s visit to the Olofa’s palace. They were led by the former governor and Chairman of Senate Committee on Ecology.

    Addressing the Olofa of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi, high chiefs of Offa and environs and community leaders at the palace, Saraki urged his audience to reflect on the state of the nation by assessing issues ranging from the economy, insecurity and youth unemployment.

    Saraki called on Nigerians to refrain from politics of personal interests, ethnic or religious affiliations urging the people not to make the mistake of voting for any PDP candidate in the general elections because the party has not done anything for the people of Kwara in the last six years of President Jonathan’s leadership. He alleged that the nation’s funds are being mismanaged by the ruling party without accountability.

    Saraki asked the audience to indicate, if indeed they were happy with the PDP government led by Dr.  Goodluck Jonathan.

    He said that the present administration has dwindled Federal allocation which has made it impossible for states to embark on major projects.

    Also speaking at the event, the Kwara State governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed commended the people of Offa for being very supportive. Ahmed said in spite of daunting national challenges and falling federal allocation which has destabilized many states, Kwara has been lucky in managing its resources by paying workers’ salaries adequately and embarking on major projects, including the General Hospitals in Ilorin, Offa, Omu Aran, Share and Kaiama, which were constructed by his administration.

    Ahmed emphasized the need for all and sundry to vote for all APC candidates at national and state levels in order to rescue Nigeria from the falling state and reset the nation on the right path.

    Oba Gbadamosi decried the present state of the nation. He said: “Offa people are well informed, they are not naïve of the ongoing state of the nation. I want to assure you to put your mind at rest because Offa people are set for change and united for the APC. When you leave the palace and see the crowd awaiting you at the campaign ground, you will be certain that Offa people are for the APC” he said.

    After departing from Offa, Saraki also led the Kwara APC campaign team to Erin Ile and Ijagbo where the party was received by a large crowd. He assured Kwarans that more developments will be witnessed in Kwara if the APC wins at the presidential level.

    The event was witnessed by the Kwara deputy governor Elder Peter Kisira, Speaker Hon. Razak Atunwa, Hon. Rafiu Ibrahim among other government officials.

     

  • Offa unites for Saraki, Apc

    Offa unites for Saraki, Apc

    The people of Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State have thrown their weight behind the All Progressive Congress (APC) led by Senator Bukola Saraki. They described it as their party of choice in the general elections.

    The people declared their support for APC during the party leader’s visit to the Olofa’s palace. They were led by the former governor and Chairman of Senate Committee on Ecology, Senator Saraki.

    Addressing the Olofa of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi, high chiefs of Offa and environs and community leaders at the palace, Saraki urged the audience to reflect on the current state of the nation by assessing issues ranging from the economy, insecurity, youth unemployment.

    Saraki called on Nigerians to refrain from politics of personal interests, ethnic or religious affiliations urging the people not to make the mistake of voting for any PDP candidate in the general elections because the party has not done anything for the people of Kwara in the last six years of President Jonathan’s leadership. He alleged that the nation’s funds are being mismanaged by the ruling party without accountability.

    Saraki asked the audience to indicate, if indeed they were happy with the PDP government led by Dr.  Goodluck Jonathan.

    He said that the present administration has dwindled Federal allocation which has made it impossible for states to embark on major projects.

    Also speaking at the event, the Kwara State governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed commended the people of Offa for being very supportive. Ahmed said in spite of daunting national challenges and falling federal allocation which has destabilized many states, Kwara has been lucky in managing its resources by paying workers’ salaries adequately and embarking on major projects, including the General Hospitals in Ilorin, Offa, Omu Aran, Share and Kaiama, which were constructed by his administration.

    Ahmed emphasized the need for all and sundry to vote for all APC candidates at national and state levels in order to rescue Nigeria from the falling state and reset the nation on the right path.

    Oba Gbadamosi decried the present state of the nation. He said: “Offa people are well informed, they are not naïve of the ongoing state of the nation. I want to assure you to put your mind at rest because Offa people are set for change and united for the APC. When you leave the palace and see the crowd awaiting you at the campaign ground, you will be certain that Offa people are for the APC” he said.

    After departing from Offa, Saraki also led the Kwara APC campaign team to Erin Ile and Ijagbo where the party was received by a large crowd. He assured Kwarans that more developments will be witnessed in Kwara if the APC wins at the presidential level.

    The event was witnessed by the Kwara deputy governor Elder Peter Kisira, Speaker Hon. Razak Atunwa, Hon. Rafiu Ibrahim among other government officials.

     

  • Opposition unites against PDP

    Opposition parties in Plateau State, under the umbrella of the Conference for All Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP), have chosen a consensus candidate to contest against the ruling Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) in tomorrow’s National Assembly by-election in Plateau North.

    CNPP said five parties are contesting the election fixed for tomorrow.

    The state chairman of all opposition parties in the state, Alhaji Muhammed Kanam, spoke at a media briefing in Jos yesterday.

    He said: “CNPP had five candidates for this election and we have resolved that it is wise to collapse them into one consensus candidate”

    “The good thing is that all the five parties under CNPP presented very credible candidates, however, the CNPP takes a look at the background that we are facing PDP, the party in government.

    “We sincerely believe that allowing five candidates to stand against the PDP is also to accept defeat before the votes are counted.”