Former Minister of Transport and Sports Ibrahim Isah Bio will tomorrow declare his intention to contest next year's governorship election in Kwara State on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The event holds at 10am at the party's secretariat in Sango, Ilorin, the state capital.

In a statement, Bio's media aide, Olukayode Thomas, said the aspirant had an excellent record of service to the people as councillor, commissioner, House of Representatives' member and House of Assembly speaker.

Thomas said: "Bio is very close to the grassroots and a friend of the masses. The masses love him because they see him as one of them. Compared to its contemporaries, Kwara is way behind other states created in 1967 in terms of economic, social and other areas of development. Kwara needs a leader who will make it self-sufficient, instead of going cap-in-hand every month for allocation in Abuja.

"Kwara needs a leader who will revive public schools and the healthcare system, tap into agricultural potentials and turn the state into the nation's food basket, develop infrastructure and make the state the number one destination in Nigeria."