Agbelere’s Shocking Revelation On 2024 LG Elections Has Proven Us Right-Kwara PDP

Kwara State PDP submitted on Wednesday that the shocking revelation made on the 2024 local government elections by the Chairman of Ilorin East Local Government, Mallam Lukman Agbelere , has proven the party right that the election in question was a sham.

Hon Agbelere, the party added, had asserted that he was ‘installed’ by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq which therefore makes his loyalty lies solely with him.

The party noted in a statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com by its state Publicity Secretary, Mr Olusegun Adewara that Mr. Agbelere had openly admitted that he was ‘installed’  as chairman by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq , who he described as his ‘destiny helper’ while vowing never to support any initiative that comes from those who are the governor’s  political enemies no matter how beneficial such an initiative could be to the people.

‘The Kwara PDP notes that this open confession has not only embarrassed the office that the Chairman occupies but has also confirmed what the party and many discerning Kwarans have always maintained; that the local government elections held in September 2024 was a sham. 

The Ilorin East chairman’s statement confirms our long-held position that the so-called election was a sham and fraudulent process designed to legitimise the imposition of handpicked loyalists of Governor Abdulrahman and reward loyalty over competence and the interests of the people.

The process lacked transparency, fairness, and credibility, and its outcomes did not reflect the democratic will of the people of Kwara State’ the party said. 

Kwara PDP also submitted that the revelation made by Agbelere that he deliberately withheld approval for a N200 million hospital project facilitated by a federal lawmaker purely because of political disagreements between the senator and the governor, who he described as his political leader and benefactor, is shocking.

‘Agbelere had declared during a peogramme that ‘an enemy to my Oga (Governor) is my enemy’ and ‘I won’t approve anything from anyone who disagrees with my benefactor’

This declaration is reckless, irresponsible, and fundamentally unfortunate, coming from a whole council chairman. We find it utterly shameful that a council chairman could go on record to proudly admit that his actions and decisions are driven not by the needs of his people but by the political preferences of the governor. 

This level of sycophancy is not only dangerous to democracy but detrimental to development at the grassroots. As a party, we believe that a chairman who was truly elected by the people would never block a developmental project meant to serve them, let alone make such disgraceful and self-indicting statements on a public platform.

What the Ilorin East chairman has done is a betrayal of public trust, a criminal abuse of office, and a shocking example of how partisan loyalty is being prioritised over public interests under the Abdulrahman-led administration. 

When a local government chairman can obstruct a federal government project initiated by a serving senator, simply to please his political godfather, it becomes clear that our local councils have been captured and turned into extensions of the governor’s private estate. This is a clear violation of Chairman’s constitutional boundaries, and we call on security agencies and federal institutions to immediately investigate and summon Mr. Agbelere for questioning. 

Let it be known that Mr. Agbelere is not an isolated case. He is one of many pawns in a grand design by Governor AbdulRazaq to dominate and exploit the local government system for personal and political gains, while the people suffer. The local government system in Kwara has been hijacked, and what currently exists is not governance by the people, for the people, but an extension of one man’s political structure. This is unacceptable’ the statement added- 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 08035023079,  08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you