• “… what is on that road alone is about 80 billion naira and many people in the rural areas are suffering- lack of good roads, lack of facility for farmers and so many people are unemployed”

A socio-political and economic association has intensified the call for equity, fairness and good governance in Kwara State.

The call was made this weekend (Saturday, 26th October, 2024) at the third General Assembly Meeting of the Kwara Redemption Movement (KRM), held in Ilorin the Kwara State capital.

In his address, the group’s co-convener, Bar. Akogun Iyiola Oyedepo, who is also a popular voice in the state, spoke extensively on the group’s efforts so far to sensitize, mobilize, and organise the people for acceptable political behaviour and standards that will ensure the holistic development of Kwara State as a political unit.

“For over two months we explained to the people of Kwara State the issues surrounding the Local Government autonomy and why people must take keen interests in how the councils are being run. 

We are happy to tell the house that the people of Kwara State listened to us and participated in the last local council election and the outcome was very good. The sensitization program of KRM is second to none in Kwara State of today” Bar. Akogun added

He also spoke against the concentration of developmental projects in a section of the state capital at the detriment of people living in the hinterlands of Kwara.

“When you see all those things, there are so many misplaced priorities that does not create fairness for virtually all sections of Kwara. Some people have done the calculation and said what is on that road alone is about 80 billion naira and many people in the rural areas are suffering- lack of good roads, lack of facility for farmers and so many people are unemployed”

The former Speaker at the Kwara State House of Assembly, Hon. Issa Benjamin, who is also a stakeholder in the movement, called for more concerted efforts for a paradigm shift to liberate the state from the powers that be and most importantly for good governance.

“That was why we came up with the Kwara Redemption Movement. Kwara needs to be redeemed, we have had series of governments since 1967 we had the military, and we had the civilian administration that came on board but after a careful assessment of the development of Kwara State we decided that what we anticipated as development in this state compared to other states created in Kwara State is not what we expected” says Hon. Benjamin.

Meanwhile, other leaders of the KRM includes: Engr. Umoru Lafiagi, Amb. Mohammed Abioye, Alh. Tunde Mohammed with critical stakeholders present at the meeting and working tirelessly to reach all councils in the 16 local government areas of Kwara with the message of good governance.