The Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has vowed to continue to propagate the ideals of the late premier of Northern Nigeria and Sardauna of Sokoto, Sir Ahmadu Bello.
AbdulRazaq who is the Sardauna of Ilorin stated this when the executives of the Gamji Members Association ( GAMA) paid him a courtesy visit at the Ahmadu Bello House, G.R.A, Ilorin.
He thanked members of GAMA for keeping the GAMJI spirit alive, urging them not to rest in their oars.
” It’s important for us to continue to propagate what the late Sardauna of Sokoto stood for. We should channel our energy and resources towards developmental issues just like the Sardauna did while alive. I aso want to urge the GAMA leadership to set up a youth wing of the association to ensure continuity,” the governor said.
AbdulRazaq assured his visitors of his continued support for GAMA and it’s programmes.
The governor who praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the innovative economic reforms and transformative programmmes of his administration, noted that all the states of the federation are witnessing rapid growth and development in the current dispensation as a result of the effectiveness of the economic reforms.
” There are monumental developments across the states of the federation. States are now able to pay full salaries as and when due. Even the local governments are now executing road projects, ” he said.
On the issue of insecurity in parts of the state, AbdulRazaq said: ” The security challenge is a passing thing. It will come to pass soon. All hands are on deck to make our state safe and move it forward. The planned recruitment of forest guards is to ensure that criminal elements do not take over the ungoverned spaces in parts of the state.”
Highlighting the importance of the ongoing voters’ registration exercise, the governor urged GAMA members and other stakeholders to encourage the people of the state to take the exercise seriously.
Earlier, the President General of GAMA, Alh Mohammed Tunde Akanbi, had informed the governor that members of the association passed a vote of confidence on him during their meeting earlier on Monday.
Akanbi said the group passed a vote of confidence in the governor in appreciation of his exemplary leadership’s style which he noted conformed with the ideals of the late Sardauna of Sokoto.
Describing the ongoing developmental projects in the state as unprecedented, Akanbi noted that the projects cut across infrastructure, education, health sectors, amongst others.
Pouring encomiums on the governor, Akanbi said:” Your Excellency fits perfectly into the title of Sardauna of Ilorin, conferred on you by the Emir of Ilorin , Dr. Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari .
The renaming of Kwara State Government House as Ahmadu Bello House is a testament to your belief in the ideals of the late Sir Ahmadu Bello. ”
He also recalled the invaluable contributions of the late AGF AbdulRazaq( SAN) to GAMJI, saying that:” The late AGF took GAMJI as his baby and nurtured it till the time of his death”.
He assured the governor of the continued support of the members of the association for his administration’s polices and programme.
Other members of the GAMA delegation include the senior adviser/ counselor, Alh Saadu Salahu, Dr Ghali Alaaya, Engr. Usman Baba Jibril, Alh Yusuf Abdullahi Jubril, Dr Yusuf Garba Manjo, Lawyer H.O Buhari and Alh Abdullahi Olesin.
