New Govt House Project Not Our ‘Top Concern’, Rethink Your Decision, Kwara PDP Tells Gov Abdulrazaq
The Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq administration is about to start the construction of a new Government House Secretariat in Ilorin, and this is not only considered illogical but also a glaring example of a misplaced priority, Kwara State PDP submitted on Sunday.
The party in a statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com by its State Publicity Secretary, Mr Olusegun Olusola Adewara questioned ‘the rationale behind this venture’, especially at a time when several communities in the state are groaning under the weight of severe infrastructural deficits—ranging from deplorable roads, collapsed school structures, poorly equipped hospitals, and a worsening poverty rate.
Submitting that there is no pressing need for a new Government House Secretariat cognizant that the current administration has less than two years in office , the party added that the existing Government House complex despite its luxuries and aesthetic rating, remains grossly underutilized due to Mr Governor’s refusal to use the facility since 2019.
PDP alleged that the AbdulRazaq administration has allocated and spent hundreds of millions of naira on its maintenance every year despite being left unutilized .
‘For example, in 2021 , about N3.2 billion was budgeted for Government House renovation by Governor Abdulrahman’ the party said.
The statement also demanded for contract information in respect of the project in question.
‘We challenge Governor Abdulrazaq to come clean and publish the full contract details and amount associated with this questionable project. Kwarans deserve to know how their commonwealth is being deployed—especially at a time when many families are struggling to survive amid biting economic hardship and government neglect.
We also ask: of what economic or governance value is a new Government House Secretariat to the people of Kwara when the present one is not being used? How does this white elephant project reflect the urgent developmental needs of our people, particularly in rural areas that lack access to the most basic infrastructure?
Even more disturbing is the report that this contract—if at all justifiable—is being awarded to a foreign contractor. This is a direct contradiction of the Otoge campaign promise that pledged to empower local contractors and boost indigenous enterprise as a way of stimulating the economy of the state.
The PDP urges Kwarans to remain vigilant and not allow this administration to mortgage the future of our children with vanity projects that neither reflect our immediate priorities nor deliver any long-term benefit to the people’ 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
