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Constitute cabinet now to avoid political pressure, group tells Gov Abdulrazaq

 

By Mumini AbdulKareem

A group, Kwara APC Frontiers has called on Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to as a matter of urgency constitute his cabinet to resist the pressure over appointments in the party.
The group in a statement signed by its President, Ogbeni Abimbola Ogunyemi faulted the statement of the Kwara South Forum which criticised the party executives over the issue between the Governor and party chairman, Bashiru Omolaja Bolarinwa.
According to him “We urge him to constitute his cabinet as soon as possible to shift the pressure away from the centre and enhance an imparted form of government”.
The full statement with the title “Kwara South Eleder’s Forum: Ahithophels in APC”, reads:
“Our attention has been drawn to the false claims made by some desperate elders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Kwara South against the State Executives Committee of the party.
“Whereas the pedestrian comments of these elders who footloose for the attention of the Governor for political consideration does not deserve to be honored with response from any quarter, it is important to put the records straight following the undue amplification of the comments referred to as their resolutions.
“There is no doubt, there could be some contending issues between the Governor and the party which we guess could be appointments and funding. Whatever it is, this is normal within a democratic set up. We disagree to agree…
“Unfortunately, the supposedly concern elders’ rather than give a recipe for genuine resolution and chart a way to make the party wax stronger, have come with a resolution which can be likened to the Biblical Ahithophel’s foolish advice to Absalom against his father, David.
“Had God not turned Ahithophel’s advice into foolishness, the King would have died in the hands of his son as counseled by one of the greatest ancient court advisers that ever lived.
“In the light of the above, Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq should shun these misleading elders whose goals are to impugn the integrity of the Bolarinwa led State Executive Committee and cause fractionalisation of the APC in Kwara State.
“At this stage of our political development in Kwara state, what is needed is political consolidation. The State Government and the ruling APC need to give Kwarans the positive change they promised them.
Happily, Governor Abdulrazaq has acknowledged the people as his primary constituency in the determination to deliver to them the fruits of governance and his first 80 days have probably left no one in doubt as to how quickly he wants the people to feel the impact of governance.
“We urge him to constitute his cabinet as soon as possible to shift the pressure away from the centre and enhance an imparted form of government.
“We urge the State Executive Committee to set up a disciplinary committee to handle the intransigent Kwara South Elders’ Forum, whose stock in trade is to always cause confusion within the party.
“It is never in the interest of all APC party faithful in Kwara State to have a schism between the Governor and the State Executive. Irrespective of the righteousness of one’s cause, there is often a time to shift grounds and concede certain positions for the larger benefit of the society. What this means is that if two sides of an argument remain adamant till the very end, the group may suffer irreparable damage. And to whose advantage?”

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