Tag: Kwara Governor
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BREAKING: EFCC arrests immediate past Kwara Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed
The immediate past governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). According to a report by Channels Television, the former governor is being questioned by a crack team of operatives at the EFCC headquarters in the Jabi area of Abuja, the nation’s capital. He was said…
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Why we allowed hijab in Christian mission schools – Kwara Governor
Kwara State Governor AbdulRaman AbdulRazaq said on Tuesday that his administration’s decision to announce hijab-wearing in grant-aided Christian mission schools was based on consultations, meetings, brainstorming and dispassionate weighing of policy options. He said: “We took that decision in good faith and in the interest of all. “I swore to an oath to protect every…
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Kwara governor dissolves cabinet
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has dissolved his cabinet with effect from December 31, 2020, a statement said late Sunday. ”His Excellency especially commends the Honourable cabinet members for their contributions to the development of the state while also wishing them the best in their future endeavours,” Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Rafiu Ajakaye…
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Kwara Governor gets cutlass, joins in grass clearing as schools reopen (Photo)
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara on Saturday led other state officials to cut grasses at Mount Carmel College in Ilorin ahead of the statewide school resumption on Monday. The governor said his action was meant to inspire people to take responsibilities for government’s facilities located in their areas. Flooding: Kwara gov AbdulRazaq tours Ilorin metropolis…
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BREAKING: Covid-19 kills chief of staff to Kwara Governor
Adisa Logun, the Chief of Staff to Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, is dead. According to Rafiu Ajakaye, Chief Press Secretary to the governor who broke the news on Tuesday night. Logun died of COVID-19 complications. He said Logun died hours after the result of his coronavirus test was released. “With total submission to the…
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No government protection for corrupt appointees, contractors – Kwara Gov
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahmann AbdulRazaq yesterday said no public servant or contractors indicted for mismanaging funds would be spared or protected. Governor AbdulRazaq said this in Ilorin, the state capital during the swearing-in of 16 permanent secretaries- the first since he was elected over a year ago. He charged the new permanent secretaries to be…
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Birthday: Kwara Governor bans celebration, adverts
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has stopped any celebration and advertisements to mark his 60th birthday. The governor gave the order on Sunday in Ilorin in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Rafiu Ajakaye. AbdulRazaq will be 60 years old on Feb. 5, 2020. “Next week, His Excellency the Governor of Kwara…
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Minister, Gbemi Saraki lashes out at Kwara governor for demolishing father’s house
– Says APC’s victory in Kwara may be short-lived The Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemisola Ruqayyah Saraki, on Friday berated the governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulrazzaq, for demolishing her father’s property. She accused the governor of rushing into an attempt to settle perceived old generational family political scores. She said “revenge cannot…
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Offa Robbery: Release Kwara Gov’s aide or go to jail, court tells Police IG
A High Court sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital presided over by Justice Ibrahim Yusuf, has threatened to imprison the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Idris Ibrahim, for alleged contempt of court proceedings. The IGP was alleged to have disobeyed the order of the court to release Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed’s Personal Assistant on Political…
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Offa robbery: First Bank MD visits Olofa, Kwara Gov [Photos]
…promises to cooperate to improve security The MD/CEO of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan on Friday in company of other senior executives of the bank visited the Olofa of Offa, HRH Oba Mufutau Muhammed Oloyede Gbadamosi, Okikiola Esuwoye II to commiserate with him and the entire Offa community on the recent robbery…