Assembly by- election unites Kwara governor...

Indications have emerged that the seeming frosty relationship between Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara state and the state Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa has been resolved.

This is just as all the 16 suspended local government chairmen in the state officially decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling APC in the state.

Chairman of the state’s chapter of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), Joshua Omokanye announced this at the APC campaign rally in Patigi.

Gov. AbdulRazaq and Bolarinwa on Monday jointly led the APC campaign for Saturday’s by- election in Patigi Constituency.

The seat of the Patigi Constituency in the state House of Assembly became vacant following the death of the former occupant of the seat, Saidu Rufai on December 3, 2019.

Consequently, the Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC) fixed the by- election to fill the vacant seat this Saturday.

The governor and the party’s chairman as well as other APC stalwarts who were on the campaign train in Patigi held a closed door meeting in the house of the Special Assistant (youths) to the governor, Attahiru Ibrahim.

Gov. AbdulRazaq and Bolarinwa later moved to the palace of the Etsu Patigi, Alh Ibrahim Bologi to pay the royal father homage.

At the campaign ground, the APC chairman after his opening speech humbly invited Gov. AbdulRazaq to present the party’s candidate for the by – election, Ahmed Rufai to the electorate.

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Gov. AbdulRazaq said: “We are working very hard and steadily to address the challenges in this area. We are aware of the challenges you faced as a result of overflow of the River Niger.

“I have spoken with the Governor of Niger state and we are making efforts to ensure that the dredging of the River Niger is captured in the 2021 budget.

“We are also launching our social investment programme this month to begin the school feeding programme, support our market men and women, artisans to jump start their businesses and enterprises.”