members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ibagun ward, Ilorin East local government area of Kwara State have pledged to deliver the ward for Governor AbdulRahaman AbdulRazaq, as well as other APC candidates during the 2023 general elections.
The Chairman of APC in Ibagun ward, AbdulRauf Adanla, made the pledge at an event where Governor AbdulRazaq, Mal. Salihu Mustapha, Ambassador Yahaya Seriki, Alhaji Saadu Salahu, Abdulqowiy Olododo, Alhaji Yinka Aluko and Alhaja Arinola Lawal were given Awards for their selfless services to Ibagun community and Kwara state at large.
It would be recalled that the Special Adviser on Strategy, Alhaji Saadu Salahu, Senior Special Assistant on Security, Alhaji Muyideen Aliyu and the Director General of Kwara State Social Investment Programme (KWASSIP), Abdulqowiy Olododo are all indigenes of Ibagun ward.
The APC stalwarts, who lauded Governor AbdulRazaq for spreading dividends of democracy to every nook and cranny of the state, noted that he has made their job easier because of the strategic appointments he bestowed on indigenes of Ibagun ward.
The event was graced by the State Secretary of APC, Alhaji Mustapha Isowo, state Women Leader, Alhaja Falilat Mohammed, a close ally of Governor AbdulRazaq, Dr. Mohammed Ghali Alaaya, Senior Special Assistant on Security, Alhaji Muyideen Aliyu, Special Assistant on Religion (Islam), Alhaji Ibrahim Danmaigoro and Hon. Amuda Jimoh.
The Ibagun APC ward Chairman listed the following as some of the projects that the administration of Governor AbdulRazaq has executed in Ibagun ward: Jagun- Alagbado road, completion of Alawonla road, rehabilitation of GDSS, Amule, Larokun- Olori- Okelele road, home grown school feeding, traders money for women and youths, NG- CARES programme, and conditional cash transfer for vulnerable youths and women, among others.
While Saadu Salahu itemised the Governor’s giant strides in all sectors, Abdulqowiy Olododo said AbdulRazaq has implemented youth and women- friendly programmes to deserve their votes.
In their separate remarks, Alaaya and Hajia Arinola Lawal noted that the people of the state are resolute in their decision to return AbdulRazaq for a second term, saying the Governor has earned the respect and confidence of the people through the regular payment of salaries and pensions for civil servants and retirees, revival of the education sector, construction of roads across the state, robust women and youths projects; as well as respect for the religious leaders and traditional rulers.