PDP To Kwara Gov: Attach Seriousness To Security Issues, Holding Meeting Under Tree ’Unimpressive Effort’

Kwara State PDP has described the strategic security meeting held in Omu- Aran last week with Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq in attendance as a wicked mockery of the traumatized people of Babanla, Ganmu Aliheri, and other communities affected by the worsening security situation in the state. 

The party in a statement issued in Ilorin on Sunday and made available to Team@orientactualmags.com by its State Publicity Secretary, Mr. Olusegun Olusola Adewara, said the meeting in question ‘held under a mango tree with some APC members and those who are providing security for them in attendance is not a befitting response to the horrible deterioration of security situation in the state especially Ifelodun local government’. 

The party added that what has happened in communities within Ifelodun LG in recent weeks, particularly the tragic incident in Babanla on Friday, where over 100 armed bandits invaded the community market to loot foodstuffs, kill, and abduct residents including security officers, is both unfortunate and deeply disturbing. 

The statement described the sad incident as a glaring failure of leadership, noting that such tragedies should have no place in a state with a sitting governor while expressing dismay that the governor has not visited Babanla to personally assess the situation, condole with families of the victims, or engage directly with the affected community’.

‘Instead of visiting the community, the governor chose to attend a symbolic gathering in Omu-Aran in another local government , which his aides called a ‘Strategic Kwara South Security Meeting.’ What exactly was strategic about the meeting?’ the party queried.

Kwara PDP called the ‘strategic meeting’  a poorly stage-managed photo session that failed to address the worsening security situation in Babanla, Gaamu Aliheri and neighbouring communities in Ifelodun LG while also putting questions to the state government. 

‘How can Governor Abdulrahman hold a security meeting under a mango tree and in the absence of key stakeholders? Chairmen of concerned local governments or their representatives were not in attendance? Traditional leaders, religious leaders, and vigilante groups were not in attendance what kind of strategic security meetings are held with just APC members and those who are providing security for the governor paraded as the security chiefs?.

 The statement alleged that Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq rejected suggestions to visit Babanla and neighbouring communities because of distance and poor road conditions .

‘If it was during an election period, would he not have gone there to solicit votes? It shows the governor has no regard for the people who voted him into office’ the party submitted while also emphasizing the need for local government chairmen to live in their respective local governments or resign from their positions.

‘For instance, the Chairman of Ifelodun Local Government, where Babanla is located, Mr. Femi Yusuf, does not reside in his local government but in Ilorin, abandoning his people to their fate amid worsening insecurity. The same situation applies to the chairmen of Moro, Patigi, Edu, Kaiama, and others’ the statement said.

Kwara PDP also urged security agencies in the state to shun the idea of issuing partisan press statements that deny the grave security situation or attempt to portray Kwara as peaceful when, in reality, the state is under siege by criminal bandits and kidnappers-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