Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq
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Governor of Kwara State | On a mission to build a Kwara that works for all. #ISENLO | Dad | Husband
Kwara, Nigeria
Joined November 2018
I am glad to announce that the @officialEFCC have so far recovered the below from the last administration: .N4.8billion (tax refund).N111million.N50million.10 properties and cash worth over N3.6billion. Investigations are also on to recover part of the N4bn stolen from KW-IRS.
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Since I was inaugurated, I have not taken my salary. I’m now donating the accumulated sum, from May 29 to date, to help provide palliative measures to the vulnerable among our people who are at home, and boost our capacity to cope against the Covid-19 if it ever comes to Kwara.
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Kwarans, IT’S OFFICIAL! We won!. APC: 331,546.PDP: 114,754.
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Tonight, I played host to and had a very fruitful engagement with Nigeria's Super Eagles Star and Nottingham Forest's talented striker, @taiwoawoniyi18 . A great son of Kwara State, Awoniyi has proven to be a worthy ambassador of our state not just with his impressive football
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I dedicate this election victory to God and to the people of our state — in the north, south, and central. They have shown once again that power resides with the people.
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I spent part of the weekend at the beautiful Owu waterfalls in Kwara state. It was a pleasurable and relaxing experience.
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We have approved N25,000 as daily allowance for medical doctors and varying daily allowance for other categories of health workers involved in our fight against COVID-19. This is to show appreciation to health workers as it’s impossible to pay them for their priceless sacrifices.
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With total submission to the will of the Almighty Allah, I announce the passing away of my father and a stateman, Alhaji AbdulGaniyu Folorunsho Abdul-Razaq SAN (OFR), at the age of 93. May Allah SWT grant him Aljannatul Firdaus.
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For the sake of accountability and transparency, I am officially inviting the EFCC to come and probe the funds so far received as allocations and disbursed to the 16 local government between May 29 and now.
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We have received N2bn out of the N4bn relief funds that the Federal Government released to states for the purchase of rice to be distributed en masse to vulnerable members of the public to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal. We await a balance of N2bn of the funds as.
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I congratulate the Muslim community worldwide, especially in Kwara State, on the dawn of the month of mercy -- Ramadan 1444 A.H. I congratulate the leader of the faithful in Kwara State, Emir of Ilorin Dr. Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari CFR, on this spiritual development.
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Thank you, Kwarans!.I‘m really grateful for the opportunity you’ve given me to serve you. I will not let you down -this I promise. This state belongs to all. We don't see anybody as opposition. It‘s Kwara for all and, as such, all hands must be on deck to rebuild the state.#Iseya
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Yesterday, our administration performed the groundbreaking of the new Revenue House for Kwara State. I was represented on the occasion by the Deputy Governor, His Excellency Mr Kayode Alabi. The groundbreaking represented another milestone in the history of our state.
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I am glad to announce that six of our patients, all health workers, have twice tested negative and are ready for discharge today. We give glory to God Almighty for this feat and we sincerely commend our frontline workers who made this possible.
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After several months of inactivity, I am happy to announce that Radio Kwara 99.1 (Midland) FM is back on air. I thank everyone that has made this possible. #Iseya
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Today is my wife’s birthday. I have been fortunate to have her by my side. She is my pillar, my strength. Folake, I am so grateful to have you. May God continue to bless you and bless me with more years of you. Happy Birthday, my lovely wife.
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We are marching with the people to the Police Headquarters Ilorin to demand for a system that guarantees safety for all at all time and #endpolicebrutality
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In line with the new advisory of the National Economic Council (NEC) for states to design their own independent responses to neutralise the effects of recent removal of fuel subsidy, I have approved multibillion naira palliatives cutting across different sectors and demographies
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Thank you for always believing in me and for being by my side through it all. Happy birthday to my wife, Mrs Folake Abdulrazaq.
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Those that destroyed Kwara for years are trying to have a come back through falsehood. Their strategy is to say we are like them by accusing us of using state funds to bring Wizkid to Kwara which they did in their time by bringing Jay-Z to Kwara. We are not like them. 1/2.
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Having played in the private sector for decades, I have always known that enterprise is the path to economic growth for our state. For this reason, I visited Alh. Aliko Dangote to seek public-private partnership, and he showed readiness to invest in sugar production in our state.
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It’s not yet time for fanfare in Kwara. We‘ve got a lot to do in rebuilding our State and we have limited resources to make that happen. This is why we‘ve decided to have a prudent inauguration ceremony and rather utilize available resources for needed infrastructure. #Iseya
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Since 2017, a group of 25 women in Agindigbi and Onila communities in Irepodun LGA have been contributing money to build their communities’ schools because they never had one.I visited them today & I returned the money, N1,000,000, which is equivalent of what they’ve spent so far
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It’s a privilege to become a governor of a state. It is dubious for anyone to become governor and then earn a pension more than people who served the state for their entire life. We can’t take that anymore. #OTOGE We will repeal that offensive law .
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I want to thank Allah, exalted is He, for the historic event in which my brother Governors bestowed upon me the Chairmanship of the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF). The significance and the huge responsibilities of this office are not lost on me.
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I’m glad to announce to you that we have discharged two of our four confirmed covid -19 cases in Kwara. This was done after they both twice tested negative.
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I congratulate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his well-deserving emergence as the presidential candidate of our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), in next year's election.
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I congratulate Professor Ibrahim Gambari on his appointment as the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. It’s a befitting development that is rooted in dedication, loyalty, and history.
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Report reaching me from the Kwara State Technical Committee sadly confirms two cases of Covid-19 in our state. One is the wife of the UITH patient, a UK returnee who died last Thursday. And the other is a UK returnee who is unrelated to the deceased.
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I’m in Washington DC, with President @MBuhari and Chief of Staff Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, for the US-Africa Leaders Summit.
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Today I visited the sites of some of the businesses that were looted by hoodlums. What I saw was disheartening. We will help the owners of these businesses get back on their feet. We’ve set up a N500m fund that they can apply for by clicking
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I am here in Kigali for the Africa CEO Forum to initiate conversations with potential investors and entrepreneurs. To rebuild Kwara, we are leveraging our network to bring investments that will foster long term sustainable development and economic growth in our State. #Iseya
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I joined the rest of Kwarans today at the Ilorin Central Mosque to pray for our dear state and our nation. Barka Jumah!
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Today is my birthday. Thanks for your prayers and wishes
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On behalf of our party (APC) and our candidates, I express my profound gratitude to all of you, the good people of Kwara State, for your turnouts, peaceful conduct, and reassuring support for the APC at the presidential and parliamentary elections.
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I am horrified by the video footage of Ms Ajayi Omolola, a resident in Ilorin, who was trafficked to Lebanon where she is reportedly being subjected to inhuman treatment. We have since linked up with security agencies who have arrested the alleged perpetrators. .
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As promised, today I approved the immediate payment of N450 million to UBEC. This will undo the years of being barred from UBEC as a result of the previous administration’s misappropriation of N1.5 billion UBEC funds.
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The death of the Vice Chancellor of Kwara State University (KWASU) Prof. Muhammed Mustapha Akanbi, SAN, is painful and shocking but we must submit to the decree of Allah who gives and takes.
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Today I welcomed Aliko Dangote, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo, and Chairman of the BUA group, Abdulsamad Rabiu to Lafiagi. Together, we toured the sugar refinery and plantation, and I gave the BUA team my assurances.
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Today, I was at Sobi Specialist hospital to commission the newly refurbished oxygen plant. The facility comes handy at this time. If for whatever reason any of our #Covid-19 patients require oxygen, Kwara does not need to buy oxygen from any private sources or other states.
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Today, I received my certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ilorin, following our resounding victory at the March 18 gubernatorial polls.
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I’m happy to inform you that after 7 years of being blacklisted by UBEC, we are back in their good books and we have received N7,151,142,190 grant. To get here, we had to pay back the N450m that was diverted by the previous administration.
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I congratulate the President-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the APC family nationwide on our victory at the polls.
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I have approved the appointment of a renowned professor of neurosurgery and neurosciences, Prof. Wale Sulaiman, as Special Adviser on Health Matters. He is an expert in the design, delivery, access, safety and quality of healthcare utilizing modern technology.
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Our achievements become easily noticeable when you see the opposition are now benchmarking our one year with their own 16 years. But I must tell you that much more need to be done. We cannot let down our guards. #ISENLO #365DaysAfterOtoge.
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On behalf of the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF), I congratulate His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his emergence as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). President Tinubu's unanimous endorsement by his colleagues at the 63rd
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Today, I was at the @officialEFCC office in Ilorin to receive the sum of 111 million Naira which is part of the looted funds recovered by the agency from actors in the previous administration.
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No more big grammar about “reticulation”. No more empty talk. All I want to see is potable water getting delivered to our people within the next 100 days, starting with areas in the State capital.
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I am glad to announce that for the first time since its founding, the Radio Kwara, our collective patrimony that was once upon a time the pride of our people, will be going 24 hours at 12 a.m. on Wednesday.
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I congratulate my immediate past Senior Special Assistant on SDGs Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim on her nomination as the Honourable Minister for Youth. Her nomination satisfies two major developmental milestones of youth empowerment and gender inclusion in the decision-making process in
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After elections, elected officials are likely to forget the people that voted them and the reasons they were voted. To guard against this, today I asked top civil servants to meet me at the State’s school of Special needs for budget review.
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To curb the prevalent cases of contractors abandoning projects, we have decided to give host communities the free hand to nominate trusted indigenous contractors to fix schools and hospitals while government vet the contractors, fund and closely monitor the projects. .
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Earlier today, I met President Muhammadu Buhari and I briefed him on the developmental challenges we inherited and the strategic steps we have taken to gradually rebuild our state. I appealed to him to give special attention to the federal roads in the state.
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The @officialEFCC has again invited us to collect another N200m loot that was recovered from some officials of the previous adminstration. We appreciate them. Just like the N100m that was recovered last year and handed to us,this N200m too will go back into rebuilding our state
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Yesterday, I paid an appreciation visit to the Vice President of Nigeria, His Excellency @ProfOsinbajo to thank him for his support in bringing about the new dawn in Kwara State.
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I vehemently denounce the violent attacks on the protesters today in Ilorin. I call on the security agencies to ensure that the dastardly act is addressed immediately. The daredevil attackers must be identified, arrested, and prosecuted immediately.
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No nation is sufficiently prepared for this pandemic but we all have to do what we can to fight it while we continue to improve on what we have everyday. This is exactly what we are doing in Kwara. We have successfully converted our hajj camp into a 600-bed isolation centre.
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Congratulations Kozeem! We are proud of you.
I graduated with First Class fam; The best graduating student in my Faculty and the first KWASU Students’ Union President to achieve the feat! Alhamdulillah 🙏🏽❤️
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After weeks of screening and vetting, we gave N100,000 scholarship each to 179 law students of Kwara State origin. The money was paid directly into the beneficiaries' accounts to avoid misappropriation and to ensure those who need it get it.
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I am happy to announce a part of the team that will help rebuild Kwara and make it work for all: Aminu Adisa Logun (Chief of Staff), Mamman Saba Jibril (Secretary to the State Government), and Rafiu Ajakaye (Chief Press Secretary). May Allah guide them all. Amin. #iseya.
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Today, it was my pleasure to host our Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice Presidential Candidate, Senator Kashim Shettima, National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, my brother Governors, members of the National Assembly…
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Early today, I cast my ballot for the governorship and state assembly elections alongside my wife Ambassador Olufolake AbdulRazaq and other members of my family at Idigba Polling Unit 004 of Adewole Ward in Ilorin West.
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WE CANNOT AFFORD TO FAIL THE PEOPLE. You have overwhelmingly decided and that has put a lot of responsibilities on us. We cannot afford to fail and we cannot afford to steal and loot the treasury. God forbid that after three years, people will regret voting this new government.
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Inna Lillaahi Wa Inna Ilaehi Raaji'oon. We belong to Allah and to Allah is our return. I lost my uncle, Alhaji Uthman Abdulrazaq, yesterday night. May Allah grant him al-jannatul Firdaus
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I observed my Jum'ah prayer at Oke Agodi Central Mosque, Ilorin, where I listened to the Imam’s instructive sermon on selfless service to the people and bequeathing a legacy of good governance. I pray for Allah’s guidance and wisdom in directing the affairs of our state. Amin.
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I congratulate Prince Lateef Fagbemi SAN on his nomination as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. I heartily welcome the nomination and thank His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the honour done to the senior lawyer with a rich progressive pedigree. The
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In line with our campaign mantra and the yearnings of our people, next week I will be sending a bill to the State House of Assembly to revoke the law awarding pension packages to former governors and former deputy governors in Kwara State.
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Today, we forwarded an all-women four Commisioner-nominees to the State House of Assembly. The list includes 26 year-old Joana Nnazua Kolo, Aisha Ahman Pategi, Arinola Fatima Lawal and Mrs Sa’adatu Modibbo-Kawu.
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The ongoing industrial action across Kwara State Colleges of Education will end soon, God willing. I have just approved N250m to pay part of the accumulated unpaid salaries of the workers in these institutions to ensure our students get back to school.
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I mourn the shocking and utterly condemnable reported rape and murder of Miss Olajide Omowumi Blessing, a 300-level student of the University of Ilorin by some yet-to-be-identified persons.
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IT’S OFFICIAL.APC: 308,984.PDP: 138,184. Congratulations, Kwarans! It’s a well deserved victory. On to the next elections, 9th March, 2019. We will not stop until we completely root out the stooges of the dynasty in Kwara State. #OTOGE.
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Today makes it a year the Offa robbery carnage claimed the lives of our people. We remember the gentle souls, we mourn them and we commiserate with the families of the departed. May their souls Rest In Peace.
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We did it! All of us.🇳🇬. Congratulations to the Super Eagles that were on the field of play and to the 200 million Nigerians cheering and praying from home.
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Ours is not a political campaign. It’s a movement by Kwarans to set Kwara free. #OTOGE #KwaraMustBeFree
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Today, I was taking on a tour of the upcoming BUA Sugar factory by the Chairman of the BUA group, Alhaji AbdulSamad Rabiu. BUA is the biggest investor in North Central and I am in fact happy that their factory is sited in Lafiagi, Edu Local Government.
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I have looked into appeals by students of the Kwara State Polytechnic to be allowed to write their examinations while they pay up their tuition fees at a later date. I granted this request in full appreciation of the extant economic situation in the country.
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I am here at the ongoing 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. I will be discussing ideas with other leaders and seeking investors interest in Kwara state.
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We have arable land and hardworking farmers in good supply. What we’ve been lacking for years are roads that will connect buyers to farm produce. To gradually fix this, I have approved the sum of N200m as counterpart funds for the takeoff of Rural Access and.
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I have directed the slashing of the Right of Way (RoW) fee for telecommunication firms (telcos) from N5,500 per linear metre to N1 per kilometre of fibre. The reduction takes immediate effect.
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I congratulate Offa-born cyber security whiz Yunus Oyetunde (Coy Emerald) on his emergence as the only Nigerian mentioned in the recently published list of Apple security researchers for 2024. Oyetunde, an accomplished techie, founded O-range Ethical Hacking Class. His skills
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Today, I led my colleagues at the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) to Maiduguri, Borno State, where we assessed the impact of the recent flooding that has displaced thousands of residents in the state. It is a huge humanitarian crisis, which requires that we all rally round the
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Hearty congratulations to one of our own, Muyiwa Tola Atoyebi, who was recently elevated to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). He is the youngest SAN to be so admitted into the exclusive club and a good example of what young people should aspire to.
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We congratulate our Muslim brothers and sisters on the successful completion of Ramadan fasting, and pray the Almighty Allah to accept it as an act of worship, forgive our excesses, grant all our supplications during and after the holy month.
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Today, I flagged off the disbursement of conditional cash transfer initiative of the Federal Government to 25,000 households in Kwara. Each benefiting household will receive N20,000 cumulatively for the months of January, February, March and April.
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COVID-19 should be treated as a national security issue and,even though we have no case in Kwara yet,we are treating it as that. We’re setting up preventive & safety mechanisms, including establishing and equipping Kwara State Infectious Disease Centre at Sobi Specialist Hospital
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I commiserate with the immediate family and people of Pategi on the sad loss of the Etsu of Pategi, Alhaji Ibrahim Chatta Umar. He was a good leader that was uncompromising about the peace and development of his community. May Allah grant him Aljannah Firdaus.
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The Wizkid Concert, which we think was a great thing for our entertainment industry, was a private sector initative. We are prudent with public resources. As at today, I still drive my personal cars as official cars. I bought them before I was sworn in. 2/2.
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This evening, I'm excited to inspect an electric vehicle that a team of engineers in Kwara State had successfully converted from gasoline engine by a team of great engineers from the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete. The vehicle works perfectly with different accessories.
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Earlier today, I led my brother governors to a crucial meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the State House in Abuja. At the meeting, we discussed issues that bother on unity and cooperation between the states and the federal government.
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Earlier today, I visited my people to thank them for the unprecedented support they gave me and for voting massively for me. You have put your trust in me, I promise to do my best to rebuild Kwara State and make it work for all.
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Earlier today at our party’s ward meeting in Adewole, Ilorin West.
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May Allah accept our prayers as an act of Ibadah. Eid Mubarak to you and your loved ones.
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For long, our hardworking civil servants have had to take Okada or use taxis for official duties. This is not good. Today, I fulfilled a part my promise to enhance their performance capability by presenting 27 new operational vehicles to the state civil service.
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Yesterday, I was in Pategi, Kwara North. There I met the unpaid pensioners, the underpaid teachers, and the disaffected elders of the community who all longed for a government that works for all. And God willing, that’s what we will be. #March4Kwara #OTOGE
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