Women and young people in the Kwara Central senatorial district ,who are supporters of the ruling APC, came out in their large numbers on Friday to restate their support for the second term bid of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, asking Kwarans to reward his achievements with another mandate.
Abdulrazaq’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Rafiu Ajakaye in a statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com noted that the ‘mega rally’ which had participants occupying some major streets of Ilorin , the State Capital, was led by the Chairman of the State APC Campaign Council , Alhaji Abdulfatai Yahya Seriki, with some of them holding brooms – APC’s Logo and their placards indicating their respective wards across the Kwara Central senatorial district .
This , the statement noted, had come 24 hours after the party formally received tens of thousands of decampees from the PDP, SDP and NNPP among other opposition parties in the state.
They kick-started the exercise at the Kwara State Stadium Ilorin in the morning and went round places like Surulere, Baboko; Oja Oba Market; Gambari; Ipata; Market; Maraba; Post Office/Challenge down to the APC Party’s Secretariat at the Commissioners’ Lodge Way in GRA.
Speaking at the event, State APC Chairman, Prince Sunday Fagbemi said APC remains a popular party in the state, given the outstanding performance of the Governor in the last three and a half years in office.
He described the defection of opposition parties to the ruling APC which took place on Thursday as a manifestation of victory for the party.
‘The development is going to make our victory easier than we expect. Our Governor has been breaking barriers and building the future. That is why people appreciate his administration for this. The decampees came on their own volition from seven different parties, gubernatorial and senatorial candidates, house of assembly members, former commissioners, SAs and so on. They are people that can add value to what we do’ the Chairman said.
Fagbemi added that with the mass defection of members of other parties to APC in the state, it was obvious that their chances of winning were higher, saying PDP and other political parties are only deploying propaganda to seek relevance.
He thanked the party members in Kwara Central for coming out en masse for the ‘mega rally’.
Director General of Kwara state APC Campaign Council, Alhaji Yahya Seriki, said the APC supporters came together to demonstrate their acceptance of his choice to lead the Campaign Council, promising to do his best to ensure all APC candidates record victory next year.
‘To God be the glory. Our people, especially the younger generation, are so excited that His Excellency, Governor AbdulRazaq appointed me as the Director General of the State APC Campaign Council. What you are seeing is their way of showing appreciation to the Governor, and to let him know that they are 100 percent behind his re-election bid. By the special grace of God, we will ensure that our candidates earn victory in the 2023 elections’ he said.
Seriki noted that the good work of the APC- led government in the state has continued to undermine the opposition parties to the extent of losing their heavyweights to the ruling party.
‘We have no other party in Kwara. Those parties you are seeing are only ranting or making noise but everyone can see the reality themselves. Look at what His Excellency has done. There is no local government in the State that is not benefitting the government’s presence. Whether in terms of infrastructure or human capital development.
APC is waxing stronger daily. Just yesterday, our party received 6,800 decampees from PDP, SDP, YPP and NNPP among other opposition parties. The young people, in particular, have seen the difference and decided to take things into their hands. They are saying there is no governor in the history of the State that had deemed it fit to empower the younger ones like this Governor has done. He is a man that believes in the future of our younger ones. If you ask me, I would say the elections in Kwara will be a walkover for APC’ he submitted.
State Commissioner for Finance and Spokesperson for the Council, Mrs. Florence Olasumbo Oyeyemi, in her remarks, said the State is leading other states when it comes to economic empowerment, attributing this to AbdulRazaq’s unique approach to governance.
‘The economic empowerment in Kwara State is one that has never been seen before. We are leading the game among other States excluding the FCT, and I can say that Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has brought a new dimension to the game. He is not only empowering our women he has actually placed us in an economic position.
You will see Mallam AbdulRazaq’s footprint in every sector within the State, and we are taking it higher in 2023’ she said.
Also speaking, Chairman of Kwara APC in Lagos, Pastor Awire Sunday, said the group decided to join the solidarity rally due to the excellent performance of the governor.
He particularly appreciated the Administration’s strides in many key sectors including Road, Health; Education; Social safety programme, and Agriculture among others.
‘We are here from Lagos purposely to support the second term bid of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq because of his performance.
We do come home to vote here in Kwara every time because we have our PVCs here. From Lagos we have over 4, 000 coming to vote in Kwara and we also control our people who are based in Kwara. Anywhere we tell them to vote, that is where they will vote’ he asserted- Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980. Thank you
