The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Governorship Candidate in Kwara State, Prof Shuaib Oba AbdulRaheem has promised to invest in Sports and Youth Development, when elected as governor come 2023.
Prof Oba AbdulRaheem made this disclosure while featuring on Media Parley with the Association of Kwara Online Media Practitioners (ASKOMP) on Monday in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital.
He said, “Our administration will turn Kwara State into a new destination for sports because I am an admirer of sports. Kwara needs to give sports deserving attention to meet up the world standard.”
Prof Oba recalled his days as the Sports Director at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) in Zaria, thereby assuring that he’ll take the necessary steps to ensure that Sports in Kwara get needed attention when elected as the governor.
When asked about the Youth initiatives of his government when voted into power, the NNPP Gubernatorial Candidate said, “Youth are the wealth of tomorrow, and they’re also the potential instrument of creating that wealth today. My administration will build heavily on Youth and Human capital Development.
“Kwara State has a lot of potential and prosperity, and we’re going to invest heavily in the Youth through a series of professional training and qualitative education in the ICT that will help them succeed on their own globally.
“We’re going to leverage the 21st century ICT to create job opportunities for our youth. This initiative will no doubt enable them to be self-sustained, self-sufficient and even employers of labour which will, in turn, create more opportunities for thousands of Kwarans.”
Prof AbdulRaheem added that the notion that Kwara is a Civil Service state is far from the truth because a Civil Service state can’t withstand the rate at which the economic situation is becoming worsening day by day.
While rating the performance of the incumbent APC government in Kwara, The NNPP gubernatorial candidate expressed his dissatisfaction with the performance of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq-led government, saying the administration has performed below expectation based on his assessment, noting that Kwarans are in the best position to judge comes 2023 general election in the state.
Prof AbdulRaheem Oba further explained that if the likes of AbdulRazaq and other APC governors across the country are doing well in governance, he won’t have an option rather than to be a spectator.
“I have come out to fully participate in politics because they’ve performed drastically low and far beyond expectations. If elected as Governor, our administration will focus on Infrastructural developments, create wealth, and harnesses the state potential through effective utilization of our natural resources to increase our revenue.”
According to him, Kwara has all it takes to also be the Food basket of the Nation, “through our agricultural revolution plan and industrialization, we’ll ensure that Kwara becomes a sustainable state for industrial farming.”
The former Chairman of the Federal Character Commission used the opportunity to put an end to the rumour of possible mergers of political parties ahead of the general election in Kwara State.
“There is no plan anywhere that my party will be merging with anyone or any party. We won’t trade the trust Kwarans have in us for a selfish decision. We’re confident of winning come 2023.”
Prof AbdulRaheem Oba added that under his administration, all the 3 senatorial districts will be fully carried along in his developmental map and policy, and no region will be left alone to the detriment of another.
Speaking on the Executive-legislative relationship, Prof Oba promised synergy between the State House of Assembly members irrespective of political differences, saying the main business is to serve Kwarans not to antagonize anybody.
The NNPP gubernatorial candidate used the platform to admonish the youths who form the major part of the Nigerian electoral value to stand up and protect their future by electing purposeful leaders who will have their minds while encouraging all Kwarans to come out en mass during the 2023 general election and perform their rights by voting the right candidates.
“A vote for me and all NNPP candidates is a vote for the right candidates because we’re people of integrity with vast knowledge in successful leadership,” he added.
On his part, the Chairman of the Association of Kwara Online Media Practitioners (ASKOMP), Salihu Shola Taofeeq thanked the NNPP gubernatorial candidate for hosting the forum while assuring him that the organized media body will continue to uphold the journalistic ethics of proper News reportage.