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AbdulRazaq greets Muslims at Ramadan

Ihesiulo Grace 24 April 2020 0

Kwara state Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday congratulated the Muslim community on the dawn of another Ramadan, the ninth Islamic month in which fasting is prescribed for healthy Muslims. “I felicitate with the Muslim ummah on the coming of another Ramadan, a month in which God’s

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COVID-19: Kwara gets advisory council on prerogative of mercy

Ihesiulo Grace 15 April 2020 0

Kwara state Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has approved the constitution of a nine-person advisory council on prerogative of mercy to advise him on the modalities for releasing prison inmates as part of the national strategy to contain COVID-19. Members of the advisory council comprises the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Salman Jawondo (chairman);

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AbdulRazaq greets Christians at Easter

Ihesiulo Grace 12 April 2020 0

Kwara state Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq,on Sunday felicitated with the Christian community in the state on the occasion of Easter celebration. “My sincere greetings and best wishes go to our Christian brethren as we commemorate one of the most historic moments of human history; Easter. It is significant that this is coming at a time of […]

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AbdulRazaq announces more measures to curb COVID-19

Ihesiulo Grace 24 March 2020 0

Kwara state Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has hinted at more sweeping measures to curtail the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. Kwara currently has no confirmed case of the virus, but the state government has set up various preventive and safety mechanisms, including establishing and equipping an isolation centre to tackle the virus as […]

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Kwara LGs may be unable to pay minimum wage-Abdulrazaq

Ihesiulo Grace 13 March 2020 0

Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara state says the 16 local government councils in the state may not be able to pay the N30, 000 minimum wage. The governor made this known on Friday in Ilorin at a meeting he held with labour leaders on the minimum wage. A statement by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, […]

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Assembly by- election unites Kwara governor, APC chair

Ihesiulo Grace 10 March 2020 0

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 […]

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Abdulrazaq laments plight of border communities over border closure

Ihesiulo Grace 4 March 2020 0

The Kwara state Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has bemoaned the plight of border communities in the state who have to pay for petroleum products following the federal government’s to regulate the sale of petroleum products in border communities to curb smuggling. Our correspondent reports that scarcity of petroleum products has forced prices up and a litre […]

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Kwara to reconstruct 31 dilapidated schools

Ihesiulo Grace 30 January 2020 0

The Kwara state government says its plans to reconstruct 31 dilapidated schools across the state. Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq made this known in Ilorin at the flag-off of distribution of exercise books to public schools in the state on Thursday. The governor said over 100 public schools across the state were in dire need of reconstruction, […]

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AbdulRazaq meets Buhari, seeks support for Kwara’s dev

Ihesiulo Grace 15 January 2020 0

Kwara state Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday briefed President Muhammadu Buhari about some developmental challenges he inherited in the state and the steps he has taken to gradually reposition the state. “The governor held a one-on-one meeting with the President on Monday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, to keep him abreast of the situation […]

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Kwara Govt not behind Wizkid concert, says AbdulRazaq

Ihesiulo Grace 27 December 2019 0

…Says infrastructure, enterprise, innovation key to devt Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Thursday, denied that the government was behind the popular musical concert that featured pop star, Wizkid, in Ilorin, adding however that the event was a welcome development and could be a springboard to promote entertainment and get local talents hooked to

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Abdulrazaq pledges Infrastructures to Omu–Aran

Ihesiulo Grace 20 October 2019 0

Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara state has pledged the provision of infrastructure to Omu-Aran community by his administration. He made this pledge when he spoke at this year Omu-Aran Day and N500 million development fund raising ceremony in Omu-Aran, headquarters of Irepodun Local Government area of the state. According to the governor, Kwara South has […]

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Kwara seeks FG’s intervention to tackle ecological problem

Ihesiulo Grace 13 October 2019 0

The Kwara state government on Sunday called on the federal government to give special consideration to the state to address ecological challenges confronting it, especially the yearly flooding arising from the overflow of the River Niger and Asa River. “People of Kwara state have suffered greatly from ecological problems linked to yearly overflowing of these […]

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Kwara pays N60m counterpart fund for community projects

Ihesiulo Grace 6 October 2019 0

Kwara state Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the release of N60 million counterpart funds to key into the World Bank-funded community and social development projects that would help attract development to rural areas in the state. The payment, which is a requirement for any state to be considered for the initiative, would enable the Kwara […]

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Kwara governor seeks consensus to develop Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 1 October 2019 0

Kwara state Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday called for a consensus among Nigerians, especially the political elites, to build a country where no one is left to suffer or is treated unfairly on account of whatever differences. Gov. AbdulRazaq said in a message commemorating the 59th Independence Day anniversary that he plans to leave a […]

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Court fixes March 15 for suit challenging Saraki’s Senatorial election

Ihesiulo Grace 7 March 2018 0

Justice Binta Nyako of Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has slated March 13 for hearing in a pre -election suit by senatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq challenging the election of Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki. The court registrar on March 5 served hearing notice to the respondents, including […]