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  • AbdulRazaq congratulates Kwara’s 2022 national awardees

    AbdulRazaq congratulates Kwara’s 2022 national awardees

    Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commended all of the 2022 national awards from the state for their great contributions in career, leadership and character to national growth.

    This is contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, on Thursday in Ilorin.

    AbdulRazaq said: “At least 11 Kwarans made the list of honorees who received different national awards and the awards were conferred on them by President Muhammadu Buhari.

    “The awardees from Kwara are: former President of the Nigeria Court of Appeal Justice Ayo Salami; Chief Judge of Kwara State, Justice Sulyman Durosinlohun; retired Grand Khadi of the Kwara State Shariah Court of Appeal, Justice Idris Abdullahi Haroon; and the immediate past Corps Marshal and Chief Executive of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi.

    “Others are Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed; renowned Neurosurgeon, Prof. Wale Suleiman; Grand Mufti of Ilorin, Sheikh Suleiman Onikijipa; Chief Imam of Fouad Lababidi Central Mosque, Abuja, Sheikh Muhammed Tajudeen; and foremost industrialist, Alhaji Kamoru Yusuf.

    “The late football legend, Rashidi Yekeen, and Chief Superintendent of Police, Benedict Ajide, would also be confered posthumously as MON.”

    The governor described the awardees as true patriots who have paid their dues in their various professions, saying the decision of the President to honour them aptly captured their services to the fatherland.

    “On behalf of the people and the government of our state, I felicitate these outstanding personalities who in their respective fields have etched their names in gold.

    “We similarly commend Mr President for finding these Kwarans worthy of the prestigious national honours,” the AbdulRazaq stated.

  • Gov. AbdulRazaq salutes workers on May Day

    Gov. AbdulRazaq salutes workers on May Day

    Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has congratulated the entire workforce in the public and private sectors of the national economy.

    AbdulRazaq commended their commitments to national growth and support for government’s programmes and policies in the state.

    This is contained in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, and made available to newsmen in Ilorin on Sunday.

    The governor said workers were the main drivers of government policies and the engine room of any economy.

    He reiterated the commitment of the administration to prioritise workers’ welfare at all times.

    “I align myself with compatriots worldwide to celebrate workers whose toiling keeps the economy running against all odds and to appreciate workers and their families.

    “Today reminds us that, behind the success of any of our programmes, projects and policies as an administration are thousands of workers whose ingenuity, patriotism and hard work are always the secrets of such successes.

    “Workers in the services of the state government under our administration can rest assured of our commitment to their welfare at all times, the unique implementation of the full components of the minimum wage attests to this.

    “We will always accord them the dignity and respect that they deserve, and invest in their growth as resources permit, while they reciprocate same, as always, with giving their best in the service of Kwara people.

    “Finally, we again send our commiserations to the labour unions in the state, and nationally, on the recent losses of some key unionists.

    “We pray to God Almighty to repose the souls of the departed and comfort their families,” AbdulRazaq said.