Commissioner for Education in Kwara State, Hajiya Saadatu Modibbo Kawu, has resigned her appointment to enable her run for elective office in 2023.
Hajiya Saadatu made her resignation public during a media parley organised by the Correspondents’ Chapel of the state Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Ilorin, the state capital on Thursday.
The former Commissioner is seeking the All Progressives Congress (APC) nomination as its candidate for the Ilorin East/ Ilorin South House of Representatives seat.
She told newsmen that she took the bold decision in furtherance of her determination to serve her people at the National Assembly.
She said she understood the challenges facing the people of her constituency and that if elected, she would do everything humanly possible to address the challenges.
The former Commissioner expressed satisfaction about the turn around that the education sector had witnessed during her tenure as Commissioner.
She thanked Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for the opportunity he gave her to serve the state, describing the administration as purposeful