AbdulRazaq urges support for reforms, paradigm shift in Kwara

Date: 2019-08-14

Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, yesterday rallied the people behind his agenda for reforms and paradigm shift in governance, calling the 2019 election a referendum that saw people choose development and prudence over waste and underdevelopment.

Speaking at the 2nd Annual Grand Durbar ceremony organised by the Ilorin Emirate Council, AbdulRazaq said the people's resolve for a new dawn meant a need to eschew actions or inactions that had made development and growth difficult in the past. The Governor also commended the Emir of Ilorin, Dr Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, and the Ilorin Emirate Council for the historical-cultural event.

Represented by his deputy Mr Kayode Alabi at the event, he said "We must embrace reforms which are often tough at the beginning. We must make tough choices in our decision to move our state forward. I have made my personal decision along this line. I will not use public funds to enjoy or gratify myself at the expense of the people. Public resources will only be applied strictly to public projects and overheads approved and budgeted for. We will not entertain excesses of any sort. With people's interest as the guiding principle, we will do things differently and purposefully to get more impactful results." "I appeal to this distinguished gathering of our people to unite behind this agenda for the progress of our community and generations yet unborn. Anything short of this will keep us moving in a circle and that would defeat the purpose of our people standing in the sun to vote the way they did."

AbdulRazaq reiterated his resolve to institutionalise the various cultural activities in the state to boost tourism and economic growth, including the Durbar which he called the heritage of Ilorin people and a testament to the bravery and valour of their forebears especially the royal lineage of Sheikh Alimi.

The Governor said prudent management of resources was necessary to drive growth, saying "Let me clarify this too. Kwara is immensely blessed with abundant natural and human resources, as the quality of attendance at this Durbar shows. Kwara is however not so rich in monetary terms. "But that was not the reason for the slow development. The problem was that the little resources Kwara had before, was not going into building sustainable future. This is what we need to change, this is what we are changing, and that requires the support of all of you."

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Anilelerin     Osinbajo     Cassava Growers\' Association     Abdullahi Biffo     Oba Abu     Shuaib Abdulkadir     Kwara Teaching Service Commission     Owo Arugbo     Alfa Modibbo Belgore     PPS     Joseph Offorjama     Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen     Sherif Shagaya     Kayode Oyin Zubair     Isau     Okedare     Moses Salami     Chief Imam Of Omu-Aran     Abubakar Ndakene     Adeleke Ogungbe     Moronfoye     07039448763     ARMTI     Olanrewju Okanlawon Musa     Lasiele Alabi Yahaya     Tosho Yaqub     ITEM 7     Ganmo Power Sub-Station     Ahmad Uthman     Ilorin South Constituency     Abubakar Atiku     3MTT     Henry Olaosebikan     Mohammed Yahaya Barki     Michael Nzwekwe     Women Radio     Arinola Lawal     Moshood Mustapha     Kwasu     Earlyon Technologies     Mohammed Kamaludeen     Abubakar Bature Sulu-Gambari     Balogun Ajikobi     Saduki Lafiagi     Balogin Alanamu     Muazam Nayaya     Kwara Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Baba Issa Awoye     Centre For Community Empowerment And Poverty Eradication     Magaji Are     COVID-19 Palliatives     Jaiz Bank     Peculiar Allowance     Kudirat Arinola Lawal     Florence Saraki     Prince Sunday Fagbemi     Hameed Oladipupo Ali     Oniye     Abiodun Abdulkareem     Transition Implementation Committee     Ajibola Saliu Ajia     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Timothy Akangbe     SSA Youth     Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet     Muhammad Akande Olarewaju Odunade     Yakubu Gobir     Tafida Of Kaiama     Rabiu Kwankwaso     Tunde Saad     Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi     James Kolo     Fatimah Abdulkadir     Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola     Okanlawon Musa     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     Rice Farmers Association Of Nigeria    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Okanlawon Taiwo     Sanusi Abubakar     Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange     Lukman Adeloyin     Sobi FM     Olaiya Lawal     Idowu Aremu     Lai Mohammed     COVID-19 Palliatives     Yahya Mohammed     Kwara State Council Of Chiefs     Bola Tinubu     Sango-UITH Road     Joseph Offorjama     Ogidi-Oloje     07039448763     Segun Olawoyin     IsDB     Metro Park     Kayode Bankole     Odo-Owa     Allocation     UTME     Jalala     NTA Ilorin     Chief Imam Of Offa     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani     Kayode Yusuf     Manzuma     Ayoade Akinnibosun     Joseph Yemi Ajayi     Wole Oke     GAMA     Doyin Awoyale     Ajasse-Ipo     Jumoke Monsura Gafar     Post-utme     Oniwa     Oloriegbe     Na\'Allah     Alanamu     Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen     Raliat Elelu-Habeeb     Baaziki Sulaiman     Esinrogunjo     Kwara 2019     Obasanjo     Ladi Hassan     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Balogun Fulani     Lanre Issa-Onilu     Tsaragi-Share     Aishatu Ahmed Gobir     Ilorin Emirate     Abatemi Usman     QuickWin     CCT     Samuel Adedoyin     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     Valsolar Consortium     Kwara     Muazam Nayaya     Zara Umar     Abubakar Baba     Ilesha Gwanara Road     Binta Abubakar Mora     Awodun     Majlis For Sadaqah, Zakat And Waqf     Mike Omotosho     Kwara Poly     Arandun     Abiodun Abdulkareem     Hameed Oladipupo Ali     Tsaragi/Share     Ben Duntoye     Isin     Babatunde Ishola Babaita