Group Accuses KSDF Of Misaligning The Goals Of Kwara South, Urges Emphasis On Problem-Solving Strategies

The  Kwara South Youth Development Frontiers (KSYDF), an umbrella body of youth organizations in Kwara South has lambasted its sister organization, the Kwara South Development Forum, (KSDF) for  having misplaced priorities and abandoning the challenges and collective interest of the Kwara South people.

The  group accused  KSDF of prioritizing the agenda of Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq to make his lackey, the Speaker of the Kwara state House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Salihu Yakubu Danladi  become his successor under the guise of supporting the Kwara North agenda.

  KSYDAF  also alleged that the KSDF had done this  because of pecuniary gains.

In a statement  made available to Team@orientactualmags.com by President of the group, Comrade Kunle Anifowoshe (Offa), KSYDAF  declared that Kwara South youths  will not play parochial or stomach infrastructure politics in 2027 but will rather support governorship aspirants or candidates with impressive track records in service delivery, antecedents of good governance, and one with the interest of the Kwara South people at heart.

‘Recall that the KSDF, at its recent summit in Offa had  championed the interest of Kwara North and submitted that the zone should produce the next governor instead of being concerned with burning issues in the state that are affecting us in Kwara South.

We can’t fathom why KSDF and its leadership failed to call out Governor Abdulrasaq on the abandoned KWASU Campus in Osi and his failure to locate Kwara state University of Education in Kwara South since Kwara Central already has many tertiary institutions.

We cannot understand why the issue of Kwara North and other trivial matters were of importance to the KSDF when core issues that are bothering the Kwara South people and deserve urgent attention were neglected’ the group said.

KSYDAF  added that  if KSDF is to be considered as a serious organization, the group ought to be highlighting critical issues that affect Kwara South like lack of government presence, uneven development, lopsided appointments, and total neglect of Kwara South when it comes to infrastructure projects .

“I believe the leaders of the forum have lost touch with reality and they are not connected with the people who they claim they are leading; we completely reject their resolution and we have distanced the people of Kwara South from it and we  have vowed to put an end to the actions of this older generation.

It’s very disappointing that the KSDF has continued in their non-beneficent approach to political decisions, many of which have never benefitted the people of Kwara South.

The elders failed to comment on the lopsided development in Kwara, the lack of government presence in Kwara South, the bad road networks, our security challenges, or how Kwara South was denied the University of Education.

It is disheartening that the Osi campus of KWASU has not witnessed any development since Abdulrazaq came into power, despite the enormous fund at the government’s disposal.

Disturbingly, our elders are more concerned about being part of the process of appointing a deputy governor, the same position we have had in the last five years which has attracted nothing significant to the senatorial district’ the statement added.

The group  also accused the elders of being sponsored by  Governor Abdulrazaq, to actualize the Kwara north agenda while asserting that an alliance with the Kwara Central will be more beneficial.

‘This gives credence to reports that the KSDF was established and is being sponsored by Governor Abdulrazaq, to galvanize support for the Kwara North agenda, especially the Governorship aspiration of the incumbent Speaker of the Kwara state House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Salihu Yakubu Danladi, who is his man Friday. 

It leaves us dismayed that after collecting money from various stakeholders, our so-called elders are already plotting to sell us out through an agenda that has never been of benefit to our zone.

If there must be an agenda, it must be with Kwara Central. Former governors who hailed from the South – Cornelius Adebayo and Abdulfatah Ahmed – got into the Government House following an alliance with the Kwara Central.

We, therefore, cannot be swayed by the decision of some elders who are not acting in the interest of Kwara South, but for their political benefit and pecuniary gains.

We the Kwara South youths  will not show indifference  and watch those who had benefited hugely from previous governments to run us into a brick wall again. We will not allow some old men to destroy our future’ the statement said-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 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you