Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders Planed To Take Over Kwara State

                                            

Governorship aspirants under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party in Kwara have expressed their resolve to ensure that the party wins the 2015 governorship election in the state.

They are the Chairman, Senate Committee on Cooperation and Integration in Africa, Senator Simeon Ajibola; a delegate to the just concluded National Conference, Mr. John Dara; Chairman, Lubcon Group, Alhaji Jani Ibrahim; and a former Kwara State Commissioner for Housing, Alhaji Kale Belgore

The aspirants claimed that the state had long been subjected to bad governance and misrule.

They spoke at a political summit entitled, ‘Vision for a new Kwara: Unveiling post 2015 agenda for development and prosperity,’ in Ilorin, on Thursday.

They alleged that residents had been subjected to the rule of ‘one man’ or dictatorship and had not benefitted substantially from the dividends of democracy.

Ajibola, who is senator representing Kwara-South senatorial district, said it was imperative to ensure that the local government funds were not tampered with by the state government, adding that the state government should rather oversee how the funds were spent.

Dara said, “We have suffered for too long because of wrong choices. We must choose people of integrity and people with vision and capacity to deliver. Our state has been misgoverned for too long,” he said.

The Chairman, Freedom Group, Kwara PDP chapter, Mr. Kunle Sulaiman, urged politicians to avoid violence and work for the unity of the state.

He said Kwara residents were yearning for change.

“Kwara is indeed unique but has been held down by a dysfunctional political class that has yet to discover its relevance in the destiny of our dear state. However, the present dispensation offers us a fresh opportunity and a new beginning,” he said.