Tag: Kwara State

PDP Demands Court to Disqualify Kwara Governor for Certificate Forgery

1Sep

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

News, Nigeria

PDP Demands Court to Disqualify Kwara Governor for Certificate Forgery

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has demanded the Federal High Court to Disqualify Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State and the All Progressive Congress (APC) from the 2023 governorship election for certificate forgery. The party filed a suit FHC/ABJ/CS/1324/2022 by its lawyer, Paul Erokoro, SAN, urging the court to direct the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to disqualify Abdulrazaq. See Also: How I Solved Dispute With ASUU In One Night – Jonathan The Suit filed claimed the Governor’s affidavit supporting his personal particulars and documents published by INEC were false. The Party also claimed to the court that the West African Examination Council (WAEC) certificate presented to INEC did not belong to the governor as the certificate bears ano...

Lai Mohammed Opens Kwara APC factional Office

4Jul

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Lai Mohammed Opens Kwara APC factional Office

The All Progressives Congress will soon organise a fresh registration/revalidation of members in Kwara State, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said. Mohammed, who spoke at the unveiling/launch of a parallel secretariat of the APC in Ilorin, the state capital, on Saturday, said the recently concluded registration exercise conducted for members in the state was not genuine in that it did not capture every member of the party. Sunday PUNCH reports that the state government and a faction of the APC led by the minister had held a parallel rally to mark the two-year celebration of the party in power in the state. While Governor AbdulRahman Abdulrazaq’s faction of the party has its party secretariat located at the Tanke area, the minister’s faction unveil...

Corps Member Jailed Two Years for Sex Scam

22Jun

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Crime, News, Nigeria, Youths

Corps Member Jailed Two Years for Sex Scam

A High Court in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, yesterday sentenced a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Oyeyemi Caleb to two years in prison. Oyeyemi, serving in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, was jailed for sex scam. Officials of Ilorin zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested Oyeyemi (21) on March 16, 2020 based on intelligence reports. Oyeyemi allegedly posed as a white lady, an online sex worker, to defraud one Wilson (a white man) of $100 in order to offer him sex. He was arraigned on November 26, 2020, and pleaded guilty when the counts were read to him. Justice Adenike Akinpelu sentenced him to one year imprisonment with an option of fine of N200,000 on each count.

Why We Key into FG’s School Feeding Programme — Kwara Gov

20Feb

By Debo OmilaniNo Comments

Education, Nigeria

Why We Key into FG’s School Feeding Programme — Kwara Gov

.... State to extend meals to primary six Kwara is joining the national home grown school feeding programme to tackle school age malnutrition, boost school enrolment, and strengthen local economy through wealth redistribution, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq said on Thursday. AbdulRazaq said the statistics of stunted and wasted children in the state — until May 2019 the highest in the north central region — is scary and must be reversed to give every child a head start in life. "I am very passionate about school feeding for our children. This is because the socioeconomic cost of not urgently acting against malnutrition and dwindling school enrolment far outweighs whatever financial commitments we will be making to the programme," AbdulRazaq said th...

Kwara Gov Commiserates with Emir of Gwanara Over Wife’s Death

19Aug

By Debo OmilaniNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Kwara Gov Commiserates with Emir of Gwanara Over Wife’s Death

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday commiserated with the Emir of Gwanara, Alhaji Idris Sabi Kotokotogi, over the death of his wife, Hajia Hadizat. Hadjia Hadizat died on Sunday at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital following a brief illness. The governor, in a statement issued by Rafiu Ajakaye, chief Press Secretary said "I commiserate with His Royal Highness, the Emir of Gwanara, on this sad development, and pray the Almighty Allah to forgive her shortcomings and comfort the larger Gwanara family, including Kwara State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Danladi Yakubu Salihu, He also prayed Allah to give the aged Emir long live and better health to continue to serve the people as one of Kwara's first class emirs, the statement added.

Kwara: ‘Judicial Solution’ Likely as Committee on Sales of Public Assets Submits Report

16Aug

By Debo OmilaniNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Kwara: ‘Judicial Solution’ Likely as Committee on Sales of Public Assets Submits Report

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday said recommendations of the committee on sales of public assets may be tested in the court in a bid to get justice for the people of the state. AbdulRazaq was speaking in Ilorin, the state capital, when the Committee on the Review of the Sales/Disposal of Government Properties submitted its final report to the Governor. "I thank you for your time and the efforts put into the work. I went through the interim report and I'm sure this final report would be an improvement on it," he said. "We would not discard the report because that would be a waste of your time and resources. We will definitely look at it. And we will find judicial solutions for the good of the state and Nigeria. In the interim report that you recently submitted...

Kwara Gov AbdulRazaq Promises not to Abandoned Projects

13Aug

By Debo OmilaniNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Kwara Gov AbdulRazaq Promises not to Abandoned Projects

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said his administration would complete abandoned or ongoing projects in the state because ignoring them would amount to wasting public funds already sunk into them. AbdulRazaq, who was speaking through his deputy, Mr. Kayode Alabi, also said he inherited a decrepit Government House which he said reflected the general breakdown of infrastructure in the state, adding however that he has chosen to prioritise things that directly affect people’s welfare instead of embarking on rehabilitation of his own office when he assumed office on May 29. “As your Royal Highness may have noticed, the Government House we inherited needs urgent rehabilitation as many parts of it are just not fit for habitation. This is reflective of the general decay in p...

Sallah: Sustain the Tempo of Peace, says Kwara State Gov

11Aug

By Debo OmilaniNo Comments

Celebration, News, Nigeria, Religion

Sallah: Sustain the Tempo of Peace, says Kwara State Gov

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appealed to Kwarans to sustain the tempo of peace existing in the state for overall development. Speaking at the Ilorin praying on Sunday, the governor said the prevailing peace would attract investment and socioeconomic development. AbdulRazaq, who was represented by his Chief of Staff Adisa Logun, urged residents of the state to guide the existing peace jealously. "If you notice Kwara was so calm before this sallah. It has never been so calm and we will work hard to sustain it," he added. Logun appealed to Kwarans to remain peaceful and support the state government in its quest to provide the dividends of democracy to the people. The Deputy Governor Kayode Alabi later led the State Government delegation to pay sallah homage...

10Aug

By Debo OmilaniNo Comments

Celebration, Life, Lifestyle, News, Nigeria

Kwara Gov Greets Olofa of Offa at 56

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Saturday felicitated with the Olofa of Offa Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi (Esuwoye II) on his 56th birthday. This contained in a statement signed by Rafiu Ajakaye, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor. "On the occasion of another birthday of His Royal Highness, I commend him for his focused and mature leadership of the people of Offa and his commitment to their welfare," AbdulRazaq said in a statement in Ilorin, the state capital. The Governor prayed the Almighty God to grant the Olofa many rewarding and successful years on the throne of his forefathers.

Safety: Kwara Gov Pledges Quality Fire Services

8Aug

By Debo OmilaniNo Comments

Environment, News, Nigeria, Safety, Security

Safety: Kwara Gov Pledges Quality Fire Services

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday said the country’s internal security partly depends on the premium placed on effective fire service delivery, pledging to make such service a priority of his government. AbdulRazaq disclosed this at the 10th National Council Conference on Fire in Ilorin, saying everybody has a responsibility to prevent fire disasters in view of its ugly consequences. "Equally, fire service delivery is a vital component of internal security. The issue of safety of life and property is therefore occupying a major place in the programmes of our government,” “Our government takes fire prevention and fire fighting seriously. This is because we are quite aware of the devastating result of fire disasters, which, in most cases, destroy properties and w...