By Taiwo Adeyemi
Ahead of the scheduled 21st, September, 2024 local government election in Kwara State, the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC has affirmed that the opposition People’s Democratic Party, PDP is not existing in the state.
Kwara State APC Chairman, Prince Sunday Fagbemi made the remarks while featuring as a guest on Diamond FM, Ilorin Kwara State popular Yoruba Language News and Current Affairs programme, “E ba wa da si”.
It will be recalled that Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission, KWSIEC has announced Saturday, 21st September, 2024 as local government election day across the 16 local government areas in the State.
Fagbemi furthered that the opposition PDP has no party Secretariat in the state, the party has no physical presence in the state.
“Where is PDP Secretariat in Kwara State? The party has no structure in the state, is that the party that is planning to contest during the local government election in the state?”.
“Kwarans have tasted both the PDP and the APC, there is no local government in the State that there is no an ongoing projects”.
“The administration of Governor Abudulraman Abdulrasaq has transformed the state, our primary health care centers that used to be a mere consulting clinic are now functioning in fill capacity”.
“Civil servants in the state are now being paid on time, our pensioners are getting their money on time, unlike before that PDP administration owed them backlogs of their gratuities”.
He added that demolition of structures in the state by the administration of Governor Abudulraman Abdulrasaq was created by granting of approval by the PDP to people to build illegal structures that defied the beautification agenda of the State.
“This administration has no room for illegality, there won’t be development without demolishing the illegal structures PDP allowed people to build”.
On the forthcoming local government election in the state, he said APC is ready to contest and emerge victorious in the election.
“Our achievements will speak for us, PDP was rejected in 2019 and again in 2023, we have existing structures from the unit level to the state level unlike the PDP without any structure, they are shouting about the election, they don’t have candidates in some local governments”.
“Some of the opposition parties begged the electoral commission for extension not APC, once the announcement was made in June, we inaugurated a committee to look in to it and we allowed our people to contest without any payments”.
“APC has ended the era of thuggery in the state that was started by the PDP by putting in place good governance”.
“KWSIEC is not taking side with the APC, we are ready and people will vote for us again and reject the PDP”.
He maintained that Governor Abdulraman Abdulrasaq administration has been transparent in running the state, PDP thought APC will embezzle public funds like them.
“PDP is thinking APC will embezzle public funds like they did for 16 years in the State”.
While reacting about the 20 trailer of rice the Federal Government gave to the state, APC Kwara State Secretary, Mustapha Ishowo maintained that the rice came in April with template from the FG on how share it.
“The rice came in April with a template from the Federal Government on how to share it, different people to benefit from it”.
“The Governor even appointed a retired Commissioner of Police to chair the committee and they even shared it to different communities without any political consideration”.
Ishowo furthered that rehabilitating Kwara hotel that was built in 1974 is a good step to restore the state glory.
“The hotel was built in 1974 and it was the best in the whole of the north, this will also generate revenue for the state internally”.
“PDP is just making a noise about it, this hasn’t stopped construction of quality projects in the state that will promote good governance”.
“We are sure that our achievement will speak for us in the state because PDP is not existing in the state again”.
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