Senate President Bukola Saraki says the people of Kwara will
resist plans to “ annex’’ the state to the South West Zone using
the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidates in the
forthcoming general elections.
Saraki spoke on Tuesday at Bode Saadu, headquarters of Moro
Local Government Area, at the official flag off of the campaign of
the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
“This election is not about me or our governorship candidate,
Razak Atunwa. It’s about this state, our tradition. Time will tell
about whatever we do today.
“We go back to PDP because we need a government that will care
for our people, give jobs to our people,’’ he said.
He appealed to the people of the state, particularly the
electorate, to ignore any differences they may have with all the
candidates of the party and vote massively for PDP during the
general elections.
Speaking in the same vein, the Director-General of the PDP
Campaign Council in Kwara, Prof. Abubakar Suleiman, urged the party
faithful to vote for PDP.
According to him, the coming general elections would be between
the indigenes of Kwara and non-indigenes.
“Kwara belongs to the North, we will not allow Kwara to be taken
away from us to the West.
“Our leader is Dr Bukola Saraki, our president is Abubakar
Atiku, our incoming governor is Atunwa,’’ he said.
Also speaking, Gov. Abdufatah Ahmed of Kwara said the flag-off
campaign would usher in another PDP government in the state and
Nigeria.
“You can all see hunger, poverty in the last three years of APC
government. We want to bring in PDP to change the narrative. We
shall usher in PDP government in Nigeria and Kwara,” he said.
The state chairman of the PDP, Hon. Kola Shittu, said only a PDP
government would be beneficial to the people of the state and
Nigerians in general.
” A PDP government will provide jobs for our youths. Many people
have decamped to PDP because of our leader’s sincerity and
people-oriented programmes,” he said.
In his remarks, the PDP governorship candidate, Abdulrazak
Atunwa, promised to run a government that would focus on the
welfare of the people.
“ Our government shall provide jobs for the people. Women will
also be empowered,’’ he said.
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