Kwara governor denies buying bullet proof cars for his wife

Date: 2019-10-26

Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq on Friday denied purchasing any bulletproof cars for himself or his wife as alleged by a report in an Ilorin based local newspaper linked to a top opposition leader in the state.

In a strongly-worded letter written to the Editor of the paper and copied to newsmen in Ilorin, Abdulrazaq also gave the medium 24 hours to retract and take down the story from all its platforms, apologise to him, or face legal consequences for the libelous report.

"The said report is entirely false, malicious, and was clearly intended to malign the good image of the governor who has taken public service to a level never seen in this clime before by keeping a profile that is reflective of the state of Kwara and its long-deprived people.

We insist that the story was a fake news and reckless journalism at its worst!" Abdulrazaq said in the letter signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye.

"For lack of any facts to smear him, the reporter committed a libel in the guise of quoting a faceless (anonymous) source when he wrote that: "Why the secret delivery in Lagos and why were they not delivered in Ilorin for all to see? This is someone who pretends by driving himself around in Hilux Van to hoodwink unsuspecting citizens....

Before the delivery of the new set of vehicles, Mallam Abdulrazaq had given the impression of a frugal governor who deprived himself of the luxury lifestyle associated with the office in order to cut cost of governance as he seldom drives himself in Hilux pickup to functions."

This is apart from the fact that the entire story was built around downright falsehood! "As I said in the terse response to the editor and the writer of the story, the Governor has taken no delivery of any bulletproof vehicles, Lexus Jeep or otherwise. The photographs published as proof of such delivery are a figment of the imagination of the reporter.

Anybody could take any shot of any vehicle anywhere and tag it anything. But we insist that Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has taken delivery of no such vehicle. The Governor, as a mark of his modesty, still drives in his personal Lexus Jeep and other vehicles owned by him," he added.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

KWASSIP     Babata     Lateef Fagbemi     Akorede     Yakubu Shaaba     Hajj     Monkey Pox     Standard Organization Of Nigeria     Anilelerin     Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao     Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund     Ahmed Dankaya     Www.Kwarareports.com     AbdulGaniyu Kareem     Ajike People Support Centre     Trader Moni     Salihu Ajia     Haashim Initiative For Community Advancement     CKNG     Kehinde Boyede     Saliu Oluwole     Ogbondoroko     Age AbdulKareem     Suleman Abubakar     GAMA     Sabo-Oke     Aiyedun     SSA Youth Engagement     Offa Grammer School     Halimah Perogi     Harafat E. Mukadam     Adeniyi Ojo     Alagbado     Neuropsychiatric Hospital     Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education     Yemi Osinbajo     Mumini Ishola Hanafi     Orisa Bridge     Bureau Of Lands     Apaola     Abdulrahman Onikijipa     Photo News     Musa Alhassan Buge     IsDB     ENetSuD     Hijab     Jumoke Gafar     Aro Yahaya     Saliu Ajia     Saliu Alamoyo     Titus Ashaolu     Ibrahim Akaje     Javed Khan     Omupo     Post Utme     Atiku     Mustapha AbdulGaniyu     Salihu Jibril Garbi     Yahya Mohammed     Maryam Ado Bayero     Charcoal     Abubakar Suleiman     Idris Amosa Saidu     Kaiama     Code Of Conduct Bureau     Lai Mohammed     Musa Abdullahi     Abubakar Ndakene     Ilorin Descendants Progressive Union     Tafida Of Ilorin     Vasolar Consortium     Ilorin International Airport     Abubakar Abdullahi Bata     Mogaji Aare     Tosho Yaqub     Sarakite     Yusuf Amuda Aluko    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Iponrin     Abdulfatai Baakini     Radio SBS     The Herald     George Innih     Balogun Ajikobi     Lawan     Patience Jonathan     Sulyman Buhari     Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye     Durbar Festival     SSUCOEN     Sulu Gambari     08001000100     Ike Ekweremadu     Maigida Soludero Transit     Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi     Senior Ibrahim Suleiman     Saliu Alamoyo     Agboola Babatunde     Third Estate     EFCC     Abdulrazaq Solihudeen     Gbugbu     Muslim Media Watch Group Of Nigeria     Ilorin Likeminds Foundation     Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji     Mohammed Abdulahi     Jimoh Olusola Imam     Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf     Hassan Taiye Salam     Saka Isau     Isau     All Peoples Party     Special Agro-Industrial Hub     Olayinka Jelili Yusuf     Ghali Muhammed     COVID     Sunday Otokiti     KWASAA     Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa     Abdullateef Abdussalam     Revenue Court     Gamji Members Association     Adamu B. Yaqubu     Jawondo     Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu     Tayo Awodiji     Pakata     Share     Adama Isa     Kwara Volleyball Association     Iyabo Dupe Adekeye     Kwara State Printing And Publishing Corporation     Dele Momodu     Kemi Adeosun     Aliyu Umar     Dankaka     National Association Of Nigerian Students     Tosin Saraki     Shettima Of Ilorin     Abdulazeez Uthman     IEDPU     Isiaka Alikinla     Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede     Tunde Kazeem     Funmilayo Braithwaite     First Lady     Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd     Gbugbu International Market     Abdulwaheed Musa     Ekweremadu     Nupe     Atiku Abubakar     Kwara State University Of Education     Christopher Tunji Ayeni     Yakubu Dogara