TWO YEARS IN OFFICE; GOVERNOR ABDULRAHMAN ABDULRAZAQ A PRAGMATIC LEADERSHIP IN KWARA STATE BY: COMRADE LUKMAN OLUKAYODE AHMED

TWO YEARS IN OFFICE; GOVERNOR ABDULRAHMAN ABDULRAZAQ A PRAGMATIC LEADERSHIP IN KWARA STATE

BY: COMRADE LUKMAN OLUKAYODE AHMED

Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq (GAA) ,the Executive Governor of Kwara State is a child of destiny. We have some people created by Almighty God like that.

The National Coordinator of Freedom Network Group ,Comrade Lukman Olukayode Ahmed applauded Kwara State Governor, His Excellency, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq for what he described as a Charismatic and Pragmatic leadership style since he assumption of office in May, 29th, 2019.

His gender balance and special interest in Women inclusion in governance , saying it was unprecedented in the life of an administration for Women to be so strategically placed as is the current practice in Kwara State.

The fast pace of Change and National Development in the Countries across the World, especially in Kwara State has been driven by Paradigm transitions towards thinking Globally and Acting Locally.

 

For the Governor's brave leadership style and security efforts put in place to make one of the Fastest State in the Country.

Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has turned around not only the Physical landscape of the State but every other sphere of Public life like Education, Health, Economy, Sports , Infrastructure etc.

The Executive was worried about the rate of doing business with ease . The. Government expanded huge sum on this area to attract investors to do business in the State with minimum fuss.

One of the areas where Governor ABDULRAHMAN ABDULRAZAQ led Government has made major roads is in the area of Road Construction. More than 121 road projects have been awarded in different parts of the Three (3) Senatorial Districts of the State to ensure equitable development.

Many Roads have been completed while steady progress as being made to complete the rest in appointed time.

The Commercial need centre of the State (Ilorin) is certainly better than it was when Governor ABDULRAHMAN ABDULRAZAQ Government came to power.

Road hitherto abandoned have received attention and succour came for road users especially owners of medium and small businesses within Ilorin and environs. 

The ABDULRAHMAN ABDULRAZAQ Government has done extensively well on the development of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in the State.

 Infact, there are many examples in the Holy Book like King David.

It does not matter how you view such people, it doesn't even matter their capacity or ability, such people operate under SPECIAL grace of Our Creator (GOD)

Let me take u back in 2019, many Kwarans especially the political gladiators never see Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq (AA) as an aspirant much less a threat. But through divine arrangement he became Governor of Kwara State.

Today, ask people who live in Kwara State or Google it on your phone, I made bold to say;

√ No Governor in Nigeria has made countless people they refer to as "nobody" somebody like him.

√ No Governor has given priority to Youths and Women in politics ,in appointment like him.

√ Am sure we all know Kwara State is a Youth State. 

√ No Governor has supported Youths, Women and dedicated over 65% of his appointment to Youths and Women like him.

There are many achievements in Security, Education, Water Resources, Health, Ethnic/Religious Unity etc. Before you ask me of Infrastructural Development in Kwara State, there many with pictorial evidence but you will agree with me that MOST pressing needs/ problems of our Country Nigeria right now is safety and unity of Nigeria (ns)

There are roads and infrastructures in the Northeast and other parts of the North but insecurity has made it almost impossible to use them.

There are to a reasonable extent, economic growth in the Southeast and other parts of the South but that has not stopped agitation for self- determination.

Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq (GAA) is the unifier with an unprecedented track records of Youth/Women involvement in governance.

These are some of the roads that Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq led administration has completed and some are on going within a short period of time.

The underlisted Road projects spread across the Kwara State.

1.​ Construction and repair of Box culvert at Pampo Town, Asa Local Govt Area.

2.​ Construction & Repair of Box culvert at Pampo Town, Asa Local Govt Area.

3.​Grading of Alapa to Arobadi Asa Local Govt Area.

4.​ Grading of Ilesha- Baruba to Ogboro, Oyo State Boundary, Baruten

5.​ Construction of Market junction, Emir’s Palace Road, Gwanara,(1.1km), Baruten.

6.​Culvert at Gure, Baruten.

7.​ Construction of Ilesha- Baruba – Gwanara Road, Baruten (Ongoing 33km)

8.​ Kaiama Kosubosu Rural Road Reconstruction, Baruten/Kaiama (Ongoing 87 km)

9.​ Rehabilitation of bridges/Culverts Egwa Bridge, Lafiagi, Edu Local Govt Area.

10.​ Construction of Secretariat Road, Lafiagi (1.54km), Edu Local Govt Area.

11.​ Construction of Tsaragi Market -Batakpan Box Culvert (1.5km), Edu Local Govt Area.

12.​ Construction OF TSWATA-BODZO ROAD, TSONGA (1.31km)

13.​ Grading of Osi – Obbo Aiyegunle Road, Ekiti Local Govt Area.

14.​ Construction of Obbo Ile–Isapa Box Culvert, Ekiti Local Govt Area.

15.​ Construction of Osi Township road (3.5km), Ekiti Local Govt Area.

16.​ Award for the construction Osi–Obbo Aiyegunle Road, Ekiti Local Govt Area.

17.​ Construction of Oro Ago–Oyate Road (2.3km), Ifelodun Local Govt Area.

18.​ Rehabilitation of CAC, Ogere, Babanloma (1.7km), Ifelodun Local Govt Area.

19.​ Construction of Oriza bridge–Oro-Ago, Ifelodun Local Govt Area.

20.​ Box culvert and retaining wall at Oro-Ago, Ifelodun Local Govt Area.

21.​ Construction of IMU Culvert -Alabe, Ifelodun Local Govt Area.

22.​ Construction of Ipata Market Internal Road (490m), Ilorin East Local Govt Area.

23.​ Rehabilitation of Zango Akerebiata Road (1.2km), Ilorin East Local Govt Area.

24.​ Construction of Sobi Specialist Hospital–Gaa Osibi–Medina (2km), Ilorin East Local Govt Area.

25.​ Rehabilitation of Jagun–Sobi Specialist Hospital–Sobi Junction, Ilorin East Local Govt Area.

26.​ Construction of Interlock Access Road @ Ita-Ajia Linking Iso Eja, Baba Isale Idiape Area Ilorin, Ilorin East Local Govt Area (On-Going)

27.​ Construction of Awolowo- Danialu Road (1.3km), Ilorin South Local Govt Area.

28.​ Rehabilitation of Tipper Garage to Judges Quarters-New GRA, Ilorin South Local Govt Area.

29.​ Rehabilitation of Basin Taoheed Road to Judges Quarters, Ilorin South Local Govt Area.

30.​ Rehabilitation of Unity road, Ilorin South Local Govt Area.

31.​ Rehabilitation of Post Office to Garage Offa road, Ilorin (MICHEAL IMODU), Ilorin South Local Govt Area

32.​ Construction of Master Drain at Olunlade opposite Micheal Imodu, Ilorin South Local Govt Area.

33.​ Rehabilitation: Dangote Flour Mill Frontage & Asa Dam Road (Geri Alimi to Garage Offa, Ilorin, Ilorin South Local Govt Area.

34.​ Rehabilitation: Adelodun Road Road, Flower Garden Area GRA Ilorin, Ilorin South Local Govt Area.

35.​ Rehabilitation: Agba Dam to CBN Quarters to NNPC PipeLine Road and reconstruction of box Culvert, Ilorin South Local Govt Area.

36.​ Construction of Lower Asa Dam Road (829m), Ilorin South Local Govt Area.

37.​ Rehabilitation: Fate Tanke Road, Ilorin, Ilorin South Local Govt Area.

38.​ Rehabilitation: OkeAndi-Obafemi-Taoheed Road, Ilorin South Local Govt Area.

39.​ Rehabilitation of Niger road, Ilorin, Ilorin South Local Govt Area

40.​ Rehabilitation: Saboline, Ilorin East, Ilorin South Local Govt Area.

41.​ Rehabilitation: Awolowo road, Ilorin South Local Govt Area.

42.​ Rehabilitation: Fate Basin, Ilorin South Local Govt Area.

43.​ Rehabilitation: Commissioner’s lodge, Ilorin South

44.​ Rehabilitation: Kilanko road, Ilorin South

45.​ Rehabilitation: Gaa- Akanbi road, Ilorin South

46.​ Rehabilitation: Opomalu, Ilorin South

47.​ Rehabilitation: Ikokoro-Olufadi-Edun, Ilorin South

48.​ Rehabilitation: Omosebi, Ilorin South

49.​ Rehabilitation: Erin-ile road, Ilorin South

50.​ Rehabilitation: Airforce road Oloje, Ilorin South

51.​ Construction of Jani Ibrahim Close, GRA Ilorin, Ilorin South

52.​ Construction of Alh. Sani Lawal close off Offa Rd. GRA Ilorin, Ilorin South

53.​ Construction of Peace Street Road, Tanke, Ilorin South (On-Going)

54.​ Construction of Queen Elizabeth School (1.5km Internal Road), Ilorin West

55.​ Construction of Alore Banni Adabiya road(1.1km) , Ilorin West

56.​ Construction of College of Education road linking Unilorin Minicampus (800m), Ilorin West

57.​ Rehabilitation on Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange (Section I), Ilorin West

58.​ Rehabilitation of Taiwo road, Ilorin West

59.​ Rehabilitation of ItaAdu Junction to Jagun Junction road, Ilorin West

60.​ Rehabilitation of Jagun Junction to Sobi Specialist to Lanre Gada – Sobi road, Ilorin West

61.​ Rehabilitation: New Yidi Road, Ilorin, Ilorin West

62.​ Rehabilitation: Saw Mill Cemetery Road, Ilorin, Ilorin West

63.​ Rehabilitation: Adeta Roundabout to Oloje Junction, Ilorin West

64.​ Rehabilitation: Itakudimo Pakata Road, Ilorin West

65.​ Grading and Construction of Collector Drainage, Flamingo Road, Off Stadium Road, Taiwo Ilorin

66.​ Construction of internal road in Ipata Oloje Market, Ilorin West

67.​ Rehabilitation: Oko Erin to Asa Dam and reconstruction of box Culvert, Ilorin West

68.​ Rehabilitation: Kano Road Adewole, Ilorin, Ilorin West

69.​ Construction: Ita-Kudimo, Ode Ishowo, Pakata area, Ilorin West

70.​ Adeta Primary School Linking Kuntu, Ilorin, Ilorin West

71.​ Reconstruction of Oke-Apomu Ayilara Road, Ilorin West

72.​ Rehabilitation: Pakata Road to Alore, Ilorin West

73.​ Sectional Over Along Ita-Amo -Madi, Ilorin West

74.​ Interlock Access: Masankore Gambari to Akalanbi, Ilorin West

75.​ Rehabilitation: Yidi Road Culvert, Ilorin West

76.​ Rehabilitation: Atiku – Agbo Oba road, Ilorin West

77.​ Rehabilitation: Gari Alimi – Oja Oba, Ilorin West

78.​ Rehabilitation: Gaa Odota, Ilorin West

79.​ Rehabilitation: Olorunsogo, Ilorin West

80.​ Rehabilitation: Agbo oba, Ilorin West

81.​ Rehabilitation: Oja Oba – Centre Igboro, Ilorin West

82.​ Construction of Interlock Access Road at Ayilara And Patching Of Adangba Road, Ilorin West (On-Going)

83.​ Construction of Interlock Access Road at Idigba Aibinu Akpaokagi Extension, Ilorin West (On-Going)

84.​ Construction of Museum Road, Esie (3Km), Irepodun

85.​ Grading of Owa Kajola to Isanlu Isin, Isin LG

86.​ Rehabilitation of General Hospital, Road, Kaiama (800m), Kaiama

87.​ Construction of Gwaria Road, Kaiama (1.6km), Kaiama

88.​ Rehabilitation of Kaiama Roundabout to Emir’s Palace (Additional Work), Kaiama

89.​ Rehabilitation: Kaiama Wawa box Culvert along Kainji Road, Kaiama

90.​ Maigida Bani Rural road rehabilitation (KAIAMA / MORO)

91.​ Kishi Kaiama Road Grading (Rural Road Work), Kaiama (On-Going)

92.​ Construction of Shao Township road (1.2km), Moro

93.​ Rehabilitation of Shao-Junction Malete Road, Moro

94.​ Construction of Culvert along Okeoyi Lanwa, Moro

95.​ Construction of Box Culvert at Afoda, Moro

96.​ Construction of Box Culvert Along Ejidongari Road, Moro

97.​ Construction of Idofin OdoAse Culvert, Oke Ero

98.​ Construction of Tipper Garage- Amuyo – Adesoye College (3km)

99.​ Rehabilitation: Secretariat road, Offa Township (Completed)

100.​ Rehabilitation: General Hospital- Hallelujah, Offa Township (Completed)

101.​ Rehabilitation: Taiwo Road, Offa Township (Completed)

102.​ Rehabilitation: Oloffa way, Offa Township (Ongoing)

103.​ Rehabilitation: Railway Crossing, Offa Township Ongoing

104.​ Construction of Erin Ile Town Hall/Station road (960m) Oyun

105.​ Construction of Emir’s Road, Patigi (1.2km), Patigi

106.​ Kusudu-Kpada road and Patigi – Gadaworo road, Patigi

107.​ Total Revival and Repair of Over 10 Years Abandoned D8 Bulldozer

108.​ Total Revival and Repair of Over 10 Years Abandoned Grader 1 (Manual)

109.​ Repair of Grader 2 For Earth Work (Auto Drive)

110.​ Grading of Tanke Central Mosque Road

111.​ Grading of Oko Oba, Oke Odo Co

112.​ Al-Hikmah University Rural Road Construction

113.​ Construction of Box Culvert at Adewole, Agbooba Link Road, Ilorin (Bibire)

114.​ Grading 0f Odeyemi Street, Sanrab Tanke.

√ Comprehensive Renovation of Schools across the State.

√ Comprehensive Renovation of Health Centres and General Hospitals across the State.

√ Provision of Health Facilities to various Hospitals.

√ Provision of Operation Vehicles for Security Apparatus.

√ Provision of Portable Water and Renovation of Water Works.

√ Provide Agricultural Incentives for Rural Farmers in the State.

√ Social Investment Programs, Owo Isowo, Owo Arugbo and lots of more.

Finally, people should not forget that ,God Almighty is the same YESTERYEAR, TODAY AND FOREVER.

ABDULRAHMAN ABDULRAZAQ is a God sent to Kwara State to change the lives of our people in positive way through his laudable programs and policies.

Please Kwarans, let us give him maximum support and cooperation to succeed.

(In Shaa Allah 4+4=8)

GOD BLESS GAA!

GOD BLESS GOOD PEOPLE OF KWARA STATE!!

GOD BLESS FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA!!!

COMRADE LUKMAN OLUKAYODE AHMED

NATIONAL COORDINATOR

FREEDOM NETWORK GROUP

28TH MAY , 2021