The Emir of Gwanara , Baruten local government , Kwara state, Alhaji (Dr) Sabi Idris KotoKotogi II, on Thursday said the Emirate has witnessed significant growth and development under the APC government, declaring the resolve of his subjects to overwhelmingly vote for Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq in the coming gubernatorial election.
He said the current administration in the state has not only prioritized their infrastructure needs but also restored their dignity as a people, saying the Emirate is reputed for repaying virtue with virtue.
Abdulrazaq’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Rafiu Ajakaye in a statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com noted that the Emir said this when he led a powerful delegation of Gwanara Emirate to the Government House, Ilorin on Thursday.
‘To whom much is given much is expected. We want to use this opportunity to assure you and your government that ours is an Emirate that repays virtue with virtue. Therefore, you can count on us and on our support for your re-election bid. On Election Day, we shall vote en masse for this administration that gave us a sense of belonging and treated us as human beings’ he said.
The Emir, who spoke through the Magajin Geri of the Emirate, Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu Oyooru, commended AbdulRazaq for his leadership qualities and appreciated him for being passionate about the welfare of the people.
The Gwanara monarch had earlier conferred on the Governor the Emirate’s Chieftaincy title — Dallatu of Gwanara — with the coronation ceremony coming at a later date. He was decorated with the traditional emblems of the Emirate, including a sword and other attires.
‘The purpose of this courtesy call is to express our very sincere appreciation for the many good things, which your administration has done and is still doing in my domains, including the construction of the Gwanara township asphalt road within the first one hundred days in office’ he said, adding that the current administration was the first to construct asphalt Road in the whole Baruten local government.
‘Other projects of importance that are/being executed are the renovation of Gwanara Basic Health Center (BHC); construction of 33km Gwanara/Ilesha asphalt road; rehabilitation of Gwanara waterworks; remodelling and rehabilitation of LGEA Central School Gwanara, and provision of ICT Centre in the school; provision of new classrooms in Damera, Gogere, Suuru, and other communities in the Emirate; total renovation and remodelling of Grade 1 Area Court; and the facilitation of the newly established Federal Science and Technical College Gwanara, among others’.
Prominent in the Emir’s entourage were the Speaker ,Kwara State House of Assembly ,Rt. Hon. Yakubu Danladi Salihu; Clerk of the House, Hajia Halimat Jumai Kperogi; the governor’s Special Assistant on Political (North) Hon. Abdulkareem Yusuf (Dan-hawah); and the Chief Imam of Gwanara Alhaji Salihu Usman; among others.
AbdulRazaq thanked the Emir and the people of Gwanara Emirate for their objectivity and how they have firmly stood by his government, asking them to maintain the tempo.
He urged the Emirate and the entire natives of Baruten to intensify their support for Hon. Yakubu Danladi, who he said has been his government’s partner in progress and has been using his influence to bring many goodies to Gwanara and Baruten as a whole.
‘It is important for you to give him the support he needs at home so that the government knows that it is working with a strong partner.
Let’s face the reality; there is no (political) position that Baruten LG has not had in the past, apart from Governor and President of Nigeria. You have done Deputy Governor, you’ve done Speaker, you’ve done Minister and all that, but you can see the level of development in just over three years compared to their (PDP) entire sixteen years.
It is not about voting anybody into power either a senator or a governor. It is about voting for somebody who can do the job and has the interest of the people at heart. Somebody who visits home and is responsible to the people at home, nobody visits hometown more than the Speaker (Yakubu Danladi) as far as we are concerned. Why is this young man doing these laudable things? You need to rally around him. And from the projects you have seen, he has delivered.
You gave us overwhelming support in the last elections without knowing what we were up to. It was a blind trust. But we have shown you the good results and that we can do more, so give us the opportunity to do more and be able to officially open up Gwanara to the Republic of Benin. And to work with the federal government to have a new border post to be able to cross from Gwanara axis’ he said.
The governor also promised to continue to deliver good governance to Kwarans and assured the Gwanara Emirate of his administration’s commitment to equipping their basic healthcare centre and providing it with adequate doctors to meet their health needs.
Hon. Danladi said the real development exists in Gwanara community only under the present administration, and that there is no single ward in the whole Baruten that has not seen the government’s presence, thanking AbdulRazaq for a job well done.
‘Your Excellency, our people in Baruten are grateful to you. You are doing wonderfully well. I am sure we are the younger generation. Since when we know what they call politics, this is the only time we are seeing the presence of government in our Emirate. There is no district or ward in the local government that your government has not touched. So, we are proud of this administration’ he said.
He said the Emirate has always spoken with one voice on the ballots since 1999, and will repeat the same in the upcoming elections, promising to deliver the 230 polling units in Baruten LG for the Governor and other APC candidates- Team@orientactualmags.com
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