The Former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has charged the newly elected state executives of the Peoples Democratic Party, in Kwara to begin work in earnest.
Saraki stated this while addressing party members and delegates presents at the Party’s State Congress held at the Atlantic Event Palace, Offa -Ajase Ipo Road, in Ilorin, the state capital on Saturday, October 16, 2021.
He said: “The peaceful conduct of this Congress has confirmed to me that we are indeed ready to take back power in Kwara.
“As soon as you leave this venue, work should begin in earnest, ”he added.
Also, the newly elected state chairman of the party, Rt. Hon. Muhammed Azeez Babatunde, in his acceptance speech, said that he is not unaware of the task ahead restating his readiness to do what he termed ‘necessary’.
“We will start work from the grassroots and work our walk way up.
“We shall use the next local government to tell Kwara people that we are back,” he said.
Among party stakeholders present at the r congress includes – Immediate past Governor of Kwara State, AbdulFatah Ahmed, Former Minister of Sports, Bolaji Abdullahi, Former House of Reps member, Abubakar Kanike.
Meanwhile, The ruling All Progressives Congress in Kwara held a parallel congress in a separate venue to elect its party’s State executives. While the faction led by Hon. Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa held its Congress at No 26, Reservation Road, GRA, Ilorin, the other faction loyal to the governor of Kwara state, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq held its congress at Commissioner Lodge Way, GRA, Ilorin.
One of the congresses produced Bolarinwa unopposed while Governor AbdulRazaq’s faction elected Elder Sunday Fagbemi as the Party’s State Chairman.