MAY 29TH STATEMENT
SIX YEARS OF SUFFERING, SABOTAGE, AND STOLEN HOPES – A MESSAGE TO GOVERNOR ABDULRAHMAN ABDULRAZAQ
By Ali Ahmad Media Team
Today, May 29, 2025, marks six years of Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq’s leadership in Kwara State — a journey defined not by progress, but by pain. While his government may commission anniversary events to sing his praises, millions of Kwarans are asking one question:
What exactly are you celebrating?
Under this administration, Kwara has become a symbol of:
Broken dreams
Vindictive politics
Erased legacies
And mass poverty weaponized as policy
1. 300,000 Malnourished Children in Kwara – A Reversal of Compassion
According to UNICEF, over 300,000 children in Kwara are now malnourished — a damning indictment of the current government’s complete failure in public health and child welfare.
This tragic reality stands in stark contrast to 2010, when UNICEF proudly identified Kwara as a “Fit-for-Child” state — a badge earned through strategic investments in nutrition, maternal health, and child-friendly policies by previous administrations.
What we see today is a tragic reversal of that compassion. Nutrition programs have vanished. Community health initiatives have been abandoned. In their place is a state of hopelessness, where children suffer in silence and mothers weep without support.
2. Eid Without Rams – Sallah Celebration Drowned in Hardship
With just days to Eid Kabir, the streets tell the story of economic collapse:
Ram markets are empty of patronizers
Ram vendors are dejected
Teachers and pensioners are unpaid
When last did our workers receive their salaries?
How do they prepare for the Sallah?
This is not just a seasonal issue — it’s a deep economic crisis rooted in poor governance.
3. Demolition of Livelihoods – Traders, Artisans, and SMEs Left in Ruins
All across Ilorin and other parts of Kwara, businesses have been:
Demolished without compensation
Evicted without notice
Blocked without alternatives
Thousands of families have lost their only means of survival — all in the name of urban renewal, with no plan, no heart, and no justice.
4. Outrageous Contract Awards – Projects Without Prices, Planning, or Purpose
This administration has normalized:
Contracts without public bidding
Projects without Bills of Quantities (BoQ)
Spending without cost disclosure
Even elected lawmakers can’t tell you what a project costs or who was awarded what.
This level of opacity is not governance — it’s legalized looting.
5. Secretive Government – When Leadership Hides from the People
In six years, Governor Abdulrahman has never:
Held verified media chats with Kwarans
Released IGR or FAAC spending details
Disclosed the outcomes of State Executive Council meetings
A government that hides from its people cannot serve them. Kwarans are ruled like strangers in their own land — kept in the dark, ignored in decisions, and forgotten in policies.
6. Erasing, Not Building – Governance Driven by Ego
Every effort of the previous administration has either been abandoned, renamed, or demolished.
There’s no intention to build on existing legacies — only to erase them out of political jealousy.
A wise leader builds.
A small-minded one demolishes to feel relevant.
This administration has sadly chosen the latter.
7. Politics of Vengeance – Not Even Party Loyalists Were Spared
Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq came to office through the support of many APC leaders — yet he repaid them with political banishment:
Party elders sidelined
Loyalists blacklisted
Appointments weaponized against perceived “enemies”
Even his own party members are casualties of this government’s vindictiveness. Sadly, communities represented by these individuals are now deliberately underdeveloped.
8. Disrespect to Traditional Institutions
From ignored letters to sidelined royal fathers, the governor’s administration has reduced Kwara’s revered traditional institutions to ceremonial spectators.
This arrogance toward culture and tradition is both dangerous and disrespectful.
9. Six Years Gone – What Truly Has Been Achieved?
We challenge Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to name:
A single landmark project *that transformed lives*
A sector he has reformed
A legacy the next generation will be proud of
Instead, we have:
Repainted roundabouts
Decorated kiosks passed off as “innovation”
Failed public services hidden under PR stunts
This is not transformation. It is deception.
TO THE GOVERNOR: YOUR TIME IS RUNNING OUT
With less than two active years remaining, we call on Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to stop hiding behind media manipulation and confront the truth:
Kwarans are suffering.
Hope is fading.
And his legacy, if unchanged, will be remembered for all the wrong reasons.
You were elected to lead, not to punish.
TO THE PEOPLE OF KWARA: HOLD ON – HOPE IS RISING
To our Muslim brothers and sisters: Eid Mubarak in advance. May your faith bring you peace, even in these trying times.
To the ram vendors and market women: We see your struggle. You are victims of a failed economy, not bad business.
To every youth, artisan, teacher, pensioner, and elder: Remain resolute. Stay informed. Help is coming.
SIGNED:
Ayinde Sa’ad
Office of the Ali Ahmad Media Team