KEHINDE AKINPELU, Ilorin-
Ahead of the 2023 gubernatorial election in Kwara State, the people of Offa Town in Offa LGA of the state has unanimously endorsed Governor Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq for a second term in office.
The people of Offa Town, which is the second largest in the state, hinged their decision on what they called superlative performance of AbdulRazaq in the last two years.
The people expressed their total support for last week’s endorsement of AbdulRazaq for second term by the Olofa of Offa, Oba Mufutau gbadamosi, Esuwoye II.
Describing Governor Abdulrazaq as a goal getter, the people said the difference in the development of the state is very clear, when compared with what was obtainable in the past.
Speaking at a town hall meeting which had critical stakeholders in the affairs of Offa including representatives of Olofa, the Chief Imam of Offa, Christians Association of Nigeria (CAN) and Muslim leaders, youths as well as business community in attendance, the APC chairman in Offa LGA, Abdullateef Afolayan, said that, “Come 2023, there’s no vacancy in Kwara Government House as were are determined as a people to return Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq for a second term in office”.
Afolayan’s declaration was greeted with ecstacy by the Deputy Governor, Kayode Alabi, the Special Advisers on Political Communication and Strategy, Gidado Alakawa, Bashir Adigun and Sa’adu Salau, respectively, who graced the event.
The representative of Olofa, the Asalofa of Offa, Alh Isiaka Shittu, noted that the Governor Abdulrazaq’s ongoing development efforts in the state especially in Offa Town are highly commendable.
He highlighed the renovation of the Offa General Hospital, rehabilitation of Offa roads and Offa water works as some of the areas where the governor has impacted on the lives of the people in the town.
The market women’s leader, Alhaja Idiat Yesuf, said that the citizens are aware of the level of development which the present administration has achieved since inception to office.
The women leader commended the governor for the financial empowerment and support for traders in the state.
Similarly, The APC women leader in Offa, Alhaja Folake Shittu, who canvassed for the support of the governor’s second term in office, noted that Gov. AbdulRazaq has promoted women’s inclusion in government.
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